Shopping list: Over the top

Medallion arm chair, pounds 1,314, from The General Trading Company, 144 Sloane Street, London SW1, 0171 730 0411

Hand painted Italian side table, pounds 195, from Casa Pupo, 9 Central Avenue, The Market, London WC2, 0171 836 0289

Needlepoint cushion, pounds 135, linen and silk embroidered house shoes, pounds 100, both from The General Trading Company, as before