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Living Room Styling

A place to read by the fireside

For interior designer Laura Stephens, fireside living is about ease and elegance. Richly patterned textiles set the tone, while a comfortable armchair anchors the space. With gently curved scroll arms, a soft arched back and a plush seat, it blends classic charm with modern comfort, creating a cosy corner made for evenings by the fire.

Laura Stephens

Curated by Laura Stephens

Published 8 months ago

A place to read by the fireside
Laura Stephens
A modern pendant light with a brass fixture and a wide, pleated fabric shade, hanging from a ceiling against a neutral background.

Soho Home

Attlee Pendant

£595
A white background with a repeating pattern of small fleur-de-lis symbols in gold and green, arranged in diagonal lines across the surface.

Soane Britian

Billy Cotton – Tack Stitch – Black And Umber – Linen

£220
A small glass vase with red flowers and green leaves sits in a rectangular red tray on a beige fabric surface, with a light-colored sofa in the background.

Wood Edit

Tray – Style 1

£85
A close-up of woven fabric featuring a plaid pattern in beige, light blue, red, and white colors. The fabric appears soft and slightly draped with visible texture and intersecting colored lines.

Katherine Fraser

Goldie Overshot Blanket

£265

Adding the warming details

To complete the scene, a coffee table with a carved frieze and graceful arches adds architectural presence. Antiqued brass lighting introduces a soft, atmospheric light, with shallow silhouettes diffusing the illumination beautifully. Together, these elements create a calm warmth – perfect for settling in with a book as the season turns.

A light blue upholstered armchair with rounded arms and dark wooden feet, featuring green piping along the edges, sits on a tan carpet against a white-paneled wall.

Parlour by Laura Stephens

Scroll Armchair-Bluebell & Basil

£2,950
An open book showing a black-and-white illustrated page on the left and a colorful drawing of animals having a picnic outdoors on the right, with a plain light background.

The Folio Society

The Wind in the Willows

£70
A white Diptyque scented candle in a clear glass jar with a white label that reads AMBRE and decorative black text around the edges, casting a soft shadow on a white background.

Diptyque

Amber Scented Candle – 70G

£37
A square wooden coffee table with a dark marble top, featuring two arch-shaped open shelves on the front.

VW Art + Design

Burlington Coffee Table

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Rectangular rug with an abstract, repeating floral pattern in muted shades of green, cream, gray, beige, and pink. The design features curved leaves, dots, and fan-like shapes, with fringed edges on the shorter sides.

Soho Home

Obie Rug, Multi

£1,995
A table lamp with a pyramid-shaped base and a matching triangular lampshade, both in a rustic brown finish. The lamp has a geometric, architectural design.

Oka

Piraamid Table Lamp – Rubbed Bronze

£121