It’s time to embrace the cool season and welcome autumn-winter into your space, with this season’s must-have homewares that romanticise the everyday.
From mood-boosting tablescapes and lush bed linen to artisan cookware and innovative kitchen appliances, a ho-hum home is no more. This autumn-winter, homewares are taking a stand, no longer remaining as practical home additions but instead, encouraging self-expression, eclectic moments, and bold detailings that are crafted to to be seen.
Discover how you can update your space, or wow someone with a coveted housewarming gift, with this must-have cookware, kitchenware, décor and more.
The High-Tech Coffee Companion
If coffee is a way of life, these innovative machines are heaven-sent.
Whether you’re an aspiring at-home barista, or if you’re looking to make mornings a little breezier, a coffee machine is your go-to. From the one-button brew to the full-blown cafe-ready machines, there’s a world of beverage makers at your fingertips ready to make it happen.
Key Features To Look For:
- For early-morning speed and ease, look no further than a capsule machine. Or if you appreciate an authentic technique and attention to detail, opt for a manual espresso machine.
- Freshly ground beans from a coffee grinder will deliver enhanced flavour and intensity but aren’t as effortless as their capsule counterparts.
- Still perfecting your craft? Enlist clever coffee accessories like a temperature-sensing milk jug.
- Want it all with the touch of a screen? A premium automatic machine is the ultimate investment. Just want a machine to get the job done? There’s a range of affordable models too.
- Consider your coffee order. Entertainers could benefit from an automatic, bean-grinding machine and a large water tank, while compact machines could be sufficient for couples.
How To Use:
Caffeination is one button or one dedicated routine away. Either way, you’ll find a high-tech coffee machine to suit, dedicated to your morning brew.
The Sturdy Stand Mixer
Behind every great baker is a hardworking stand mixer.
Famously efficient and impossibly easy to use, stand mixers are almost like having a baking assistant in your kitchen. Set it and forget it and let your stand mixer mix, whisk, fold, and stir your recipe to your heart’s content.
Key Features To Look For:
- A solid base and secure bowl are essential for heavy-duty mixing.
- Weigh up included and compatible attachments to find a machine that supports your cooking and baking repertoire.
- Cover all baking needs with a range of speed settings.
Slow speeds are best for kneading and faster speeds are for whipping. - Consider your storage. If you’re tight on space, look for a smaller model that’s easier to store and manoeuvre.
- Instead of white and black enamel, there are bold and pastel hues to accessorise your kitchen.
How To Use:
Make a birthday cake with love, play around with pasta or whip up a pavlova; a sturdy stand mixer unlocks countless culinary possibilities.
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Statement Dinnerware and Designer Décor
Somehow, the better looking the dinnerware and décor, the tastier the meal. It’s just one of those things.
Featuring beautiful dinnerware and colourful décor, eye-catching tabletops are on the rise. In line with this season’s must-have homewares, a colourful tablescape is an affordable shortcut to add a little spark to your home. Whether entertaining or intimately dining, serve up a storm with these works of art.
Key Features To Look For:
- Life happens. Be practical and look for microwave and dishwasher-safe dinner sets for everyday use.
- Fine china is timeless, but organic textures and soft ochre tones are right on trend.
- Vibrant plates and platters adorned with cheeky motifs are made to spice up long lunches.
- Multi-coloured serveware and fun, geometric shapes turn dishing up into a delight.
- The cutest candles prioritise form over function, so look for sculptural shapes and joyful colours. Just hide any decorative candles from direct sunshine and keep the matches far, far away.
How To Style:
Transition your tabletop into trends by starting with classic dinnerware, then add hits of personality one platter, set of servers or candle at a time.
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Trusted Cast-Iron Cookware
A casserole dish for roasting or a frypan for the perfect char, cast iron elevates every kitchen.
Cast-iron cookware ticks a lot of boxes when it comes to investment buys. Cast-iron cookware holds heat well, and, with a little love and care, stays in perfect condition for years to come. The durability of this cookware means that it can withstand even the messiest of chefs and the trickiest of recipes. What’s not to love?
Key Features To Look For:
- Invest in a trusted brand. Quality cast iron cookware should be durable, heavy and non-malleable.
- Cast-iron cookware holds heat well so it’s perfect for all kinds of cooking, from casseroles to baking.
- If you entertain or meal prep, a large casserole dish with handles and a lid may be the most versatile.
- Often available in a range of iconic colours, choose cast iron cookware that’s just as beautiful as it is functional. It can even serve as a centrepiece for family-style entertaining.
- With careful use, handwashing and storage, your cast iron investment should last for decades and be passed on through generations to come.
How To Use:
Get maximum flavour out of your protein and vegetables with a searing-hot cast iron and a drizzle of olive oil.
Sumptuously-Soporific Bed Linen
From relaxed linen and crisp cotton to soft sateen, bed linen is your first step to a restful night’s sleep.
Admit it: there’s nothing more satisfying after a long day than snuggling up in your own bed. Make your bedroom and bed that much cosier this season with bed linen, colours, and fabrications that encourage your body to get its best rest, every night.
Key Features To Look For:
- A fine weave (and higher thread count) is what makes bed linen soft on the skin and more durable.
- Set the scene for restful sleep with classic white or soothing pastel tones.
- Pair your sheets with silk or satin pillowcases for overnight beauty benefits.
- Consider sizing up your quilt for a lush, hotel-worthy bed.
- Enlist your creativity and experiment with different coloured pillowcases, sheets and quilt covers. It’s a trending new technique to personalise your bed linen.
How To Style:
Create a cosy cocoon by layering your bed linen with decorative cushions and throws. Tranquil and earthy, olive green will transform your bedroom into a stylish retreat.
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Pretty Playful Glassware
The key to embracing colour in your home? Going all out with unique shapes and a few surprising details.
Eccentric, colourful out-of-the-ordinary, playful glassware is a modern hosting essential. From the subtle shades to the all-out colour pops, glassware is leading the way for homewares with a little personality.
Key Features To Look For:
- Are you prepared to hand wash? Take note of the care instructions before indulging in a delicate piece.
- Try the must-have trend with colourful tumblers or champagne flutes, or dive into the deep end with ornate and flamboyant details.
- Consider your lifestyle. Crystal and fine glass are luxurious, but shatter-proof options are far less precious.
- Keep your creativity on display by adding sculptural vases and colourful carafes to your collection.
- Matching sets are no more – collect and clash different shapes, sizes and colours of glassware for a charming and unfussy tabletop.
How To Style:
Keep your tablescape chic and cohesive with a complementary colour palette. Think pink, red and orange or shades of blue and green.
Lifelong Cookware
Steadfast and true, pots, pans and roasters are the kitchen essentials that never disappoint.
These pans offer an innovative non-stick ceramic coating, while a heat indicator ensures your creations are always cooked to perfection.
Key Features To Look For:
- Non-stick pots and pans are versatile for everyday (and mess-free) cooktop cooking. They’re easy to cook with and even easier to clean.
- For perfectly seared steak or crispy-skin fish, enlist a stainless steel pan. Stainless steel withstands high heat for maximum caramelisation and is typically oven- and dishwasher-safe, but always check the product details to be sure.
- Keep a few sizes of pots and pans on hand to cater for every appetite or occasion.
- Do you have an induction cooktop? Ensure your cookware is induction-compatible.
- Investing in quality cookware can save you a lot of time in the kitchen, and can help to reignite your look of cooking.
How To Use:
Pots and pans can only take so much heat, so be careful not to overheat, warp or burn your cookware.
Sculptural Kitchen Appliances
Whether they’re retro or futuristic, these appliances get the job done and look good doing it.
Like sculptural works of art, these appliances are the perfect mix of form and function. Keep them on display in your kitchen as works of art, or tuck them away in their own little nook. Either way, they’ll make mornings and tea time a treat.
Key Features To Look For:
- A kettle is often on display and in use, so make it a stylish one.
- Go big or go home. Aesthetic toasters, juicers and blenders will give mornings a welcome boost of joy.
- Boasting bright enamel, retro shapes and handy gadgets, kitchen appliances aren’t as bulky (or boring) as they once were.
- Find the right appliance for your lifestyle. A Bluetooth-enabled fan or speaker will bring bliss to a smart home, while big and bustling households can depend on heavy-duty appliances.
- The latest wave of home appliances are true multitaskers, so seek out self-navigating vacuum cleaners, cooling air purifiers and multi-cookers.
How To Style:
Think of sculptural appliances as decor. Keep one or two essentials on your benchtop and style with complementary kitchen accessories.
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