31 High-Street Homeware Pieces You Can Totally Fake as Expensive

When the announcement came last week that River Island would be launching homeware in September (and that our RI friends tell us it’s really quite great) it reminded me that our high street really has quite a lot to offer in this department these days. Once upon a time fancy furnishings were just for the wealthy and the rest of us stocked up on Malmo From Ikea like it was going out of style. Now you can pick up posh-looking vases in Arket, amazing lamps in H&M, fancy tableware from Zara Home, bonkers pots from Urban Outfitters and elegant chairs from French Connection—and that’s just a few examples to whet your appetite. If your home decor is just as important as your shoe-drobe, but you’re permanently running on an ASOS kind of budget we’ve selected the most expensive homeware items on the high steet and divided them up into categories for your easy perusal. 

H&M HOME: best for anything gold

ARKET: best for porcelain and glassware

FRENCH CONNECTION: best for boho

LA REDOUTE: best for mid-century moden

URBAN OUTFITTERS: best for plant life

Next up, what London girls are wearing IRL.

Opening image: @thefrugality

Hannah Almassi
Editor in Chief

Hannah Almassi is the Editor in Chief of Who What Wear UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was headhunted to launch the UK sister site and social channels, implement a localised content strategy and build out the editorial team. She joined following a seven-year tenure at Grazia magazine, where she led front-of-book news, fashion features and shopping specials as fashion news and features editor. With experience in both print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 16 years in the field as a journalist, editor, content strategist and brand consultant. Hannah has interviewed industry heavyweights such as designers including Marc Jacobs and Jonathan Anderson through to arbiters of taste including Katie Grand and Anna Dello Russo. A skilled moderator and lecturer specialising in the shift to digital media and e-commerce, Hannah’s opinion and work has been sought by the likes of CNBC, BBC, The Sunday Times Style, The Times, The Telegraph and MatchesFashion.com, among many others. Hannah is often called upon for her take on trends, becoming known as a person with their finger of the pulse of what’s happening in the fashion space for stylish Brits.

Hannah currently resides in Eastbourne with her photographer husband, incredibly busy son and highly Instagrammable cat.