How just one item can create a focal point in a room and even spark a conversation

For 2020, statement-making in interiors has expanded to just about anything we like as long as it draws the eye towards it in the way a fireplace or television dominating a room would typically have done in the past, writes Carol O'Callaghan

Fashion designer Ted Baker's Pearl Grey rug (from €479 at Rugs.ie)

Made.com's Herman sofa is finished in finch grey cotton (from €700).

Last year we had the statement chair, a sleek designer number set apart from our comfy sofas as an expression of our taste in design, and quite incomplete without the essential accompaniment of a footstool.