Window wows: style ideas

Perfect patterns

Coast magazine takes a look at six inspirational ways of decorating windows. Here's the first - a double curtain of wispy muslin and patterned cotton...

Curtains made from Java Indigo cotton fabric (4600/02, W140cm), £70 per metre, by Manuel Canovas at Colefax and Fowler. White Wilma curtains, £11.73, Ikea. Victoria table in solid oak, £1,321, Normandie upholstered birch chairs, from £582 each, and Thonet mocha-stain wooden chairs, £142 each, all Benchmark. Orb glass vase, £24, by LSA at John Lewis. Ceramic shell dish, £12.99, The Conran Shop. Vintage cotton measuring tape, from a selection, Rag Rescue. Soft rib mug, £5, The White Company. Basic washed cushion, £75, Nicole Farhi Home. Converse pumps, £29.99, Office

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