How To Emulate The Pursuit Of Love Interiors

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Gilt doesn’t always need to be overboard – this gilded leafy mirror from Anthropologie strikes the right balance for a hint of Parisian glamour.

Hannah mirror, from £78, anthropologie.com

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Graham & Green’s fanciful Bella Rose armchair is perfect for reclining on with a coupe of champagne and several armfuls of shopping. Just add a pile of satin cushions and a jaunty occasional table.

Graham & Green Bella Rose armchair, £695, grahamandgreen.co.uk

A Touch of Opulence Goes a Long Way

Gilt, gold satin, flowers overspilling from mantlepieces and lashings of powder blue lend Linda’s Parisian residence  the Marie Antoinette sensibility you would expect from the mistress of a French Duke. You don’t have to go all out to copy elements of this wedding cake decadence, a touch of gilding or unruly vase of roses goes a long way.

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Not sure about all those tassels? The perfect nod to Linda’s collection of statement lamps is this simple yet impactful table lamp from Susie Atkinson.

Susie Atkinson Parson’s table lamp, £1,400. susieatkinson.com

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An affordable alternative to a Renoir nude (which are sold for somewhere in the region of £55 million these days) is a print by Melbourne artist, Emma Currie. Use the colours and hues of your art as a starting point and reference for fabrics, accessories and soft furnishings.

Emma Currie Mediterranean Dream print, £36, emma-currie.com

Embrace Bohemia

‘Art first’ is a design principle which has been around for a while, as Mitford proves when the sole possession Linda takes with her to Cheyne Walk is a Renoir portrait of ‘a fat, tomato coloured bathing woman which Lord Merlin had given Linda to annoy the Kroesigs.’ Copy the colourful, impressionistic flair of Linda’s London residence (with perhaps a little less nude rooftop bathing) by starting with a piece of art that you love, and layering up your aesthetic around it, building on the colour palette with soft furnishings and fabrics.

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Gayle Warwick’s hand embroidered bed sets would look as much at home in Fanny’s cottage as on a four poster in Alconleigh.

Gayle Warwick Sweetpea bedding, from £150. gaylewarwick.com

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Ensemblier’s headboards could have been chosen directly from The Pursuit of Love’s set. To take the look one step further, paper the wall behind your bed with a matching pattern or hang a canopy in the same fabric.

Ensemblier Casati headboard, from £2,235, ensemblierlondon.com

Chintz, Chintz and More Chintz

Though The Bolter (Emily Mortimer) doesn’t take to Fanny’s marital home, the idyllic Oxfordshire cottage she shares with her academic husband, Alfred, ticks all the right boxes for us. Ditzy, pretty patterns dominate, layered with ruffles of lace and simple furniture that can be dressed up or down according to mood. We’d move in in a heartbeat.

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You don’t have to restrict yourself to the bathroom to copy Alconleigh’s tiled walls. Cole & Son’s tile-effect Triana wallpaper updates a cloakroom, hallway or a feature alcove in a fraction of the time it would take to tile your entire bathroom.

Cole & Son Triana wallpaper, £130 per roll, cole-and-son.com

Embrace a Maximalist Wall

One interiors moment we can’t stop thinking about  is the Sevillian tiled bathroom from Alconleigh (a gorgeous cast iron bath doesn’t go amiss either). Despite Uncle Matthew’s vocal distaste for all things European, this design moment links the set beautifully to Linda Radlett’s imaginative nature, hinting at romantic faraway settings of Italy and Spain. A splash of energetic colour also cuts through the midst of Alconleigh’s sludgier, more muted palette.

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We can’t imagine Lord Merlin would stoop to anything as unimaginative as buying a rug new. This antique Persian has the elegantly washed-out palette favoured by the set design and you won’t see it in anywhere else.

Ourika London Arabella rug, £950, ourikalondon.com

More Is More

Lord Merlin’s bohemian home is interpreted with eccentric, Dali-like surreality. To get the look. Persian rugs are a must along with fringed lampshades and clusterings of objets d’art. Flamboyant exotic plants and floral arrangements all feature heavily, lending to the opulence and artistry of Lord Merlin’s residence.