Nana nicities

Willow pattern, with its Chinese love story playing out on bowls and plates, brings a hint of granny’s table-top style back in fashion (€82.95 for 20-piece set, from Anvil Home).

The forerunner of electric blankets and central heating, the woolly covered hot-water bottle is still a winter favourite (€23.37, Hunky Dory Home).

Camelias have an old-world feel, especially artificial versions, which keep the look alive all year round (€71 for vase and flowers, from Littlewoods Ireland).

The home-made look is typified by hand-embroidered flowers on a vintage-style cushion (€59.95, at Pavilion Garden Centre).