Small Recipes for Better Homes

Having an outdoor spot for soaking up the sun is all good, but a day is only so long. Add cosy lighting and some textiles for warmth and comfort – and your rest-and-recreation corner suddenly works for double shifts.

As all home cooks know, the need for extra kitchen surfaces is constant. Which makes a kitchen trolley your perfect companion, keeping food, tableware and accessories exactly where you want them. Done for the day? Roll it out of the way.

Darkness may be retreating during the summer months, but there's always room for the warm glow of a frosted-glass ISBRYTARE lamp. If you want even more mood in the air, go with an ADLAD scented candle – or both.

Maybe your child has a designated study space. Or perhaps prefers the dinner table for pet projects. Either way, collecting all necessities in a desk accessories organiser helps keep it all in check – wherever they wish to set up shop.

Courses, books and social life will likely steal a lot of attention for new students (and rightly so). Luckily, even a small bathroom starter kit can hold all you need in terms of both functionality and style.

Well-rested students perform better than their sleep-deprived peers. Be sure to bring bed linen and a pillow (which type fits your sleeping style?) that are up for the task. That is, that they are as stylish as they are crisp and comfortable.

The start of the school year is a big day coming, regardless if you're a parent or the one going. Having a SÄVSTA memo board – you can shape it yourself! – magazine files and accessories in place can help to both calm nerves and get homework routines going.

No matter what you study, going off to university can also mean a beginner's course in cooking. A stylish cookware set and some other well-chosen essentials help you to an easy start in the kitchen, after a long day of reading up an appetite.

Traditional items like a desk, chair and lamp combo are still important study buddies. Then again, today's students often require additional support. Be sure to bring the cords, chargers and gear to keep all screens running.

There once was a child who was going to bed. To make every day end as happily as a bedtime story, it can be a good idea to enhance the plot. Say, with a huggable toy, a smiley night-light and fresh, fluffy, friendly bed linen.

Finding the right furniture is always a good start, but few things can transform a space like lighting. Where in your home would you hang a stylish pendant (or two) and add some decoration to give the spot the attention it deserves?

The more, the merrier may be true for many occasions – but some celebrations call for a smaller crowd. Like a colourful play picnic with a few select friends and delicious-looking (but inedible) food gathered on a nearby patch of grass.