A <n>conversation pit</n> from the 1970s.

A Home with a History: Gael & Francesco Boglione’s on Petersham House

A <n>Vintage 1970s Green Velvet Curved Sectional Sofa</n>.

<n>The Temptation of Eros</n> (c. 1780–1800), an oil painting in the style of <n>Angelica Kauffmann</n>.

Vintage <n>needle lace worked on a laid ground</n> from the <n>Rijksmuseum</n>, digitally enhanced by <n>rawpixel</n>.

<n>Valentine</n> (ca. 1881), a chromolithograph by <n>Kate Greenaway</n>.

Potted <n>Narcissus</n> flowers for <n>Flamingo Estate</n>.

A stack of art and design books from <n>Quarters</n> featuring titles on <n>Picasso</n> and <n>Paul Klee</n>.

Satin needlework by artist <n>Masafusa Shibuya</n>.

Interior detail attributed to designer <n>Andrée Putman</n>.

A 1974 interior known as <n>Sofa Circles</n>, featured in <n>The House Book</n> by <n>Terence Conran</n>.

From the 1978 book <n>Living Spaces: 150 Designs From Around The World</n>.

The <n>Togo</n> seating, designed by <n>Michel Ducaroy</n> for <n>Ligne Roset</n> in 1973.

<n>Swan-like embrace, Paris</n>, 2001, by artist <n>Nan Goldin</n>.

A <n>Metallic Double Cobweb Valentine</n> from 1870-80, published by <n>The International Art Publishing Co.</n>

A <n>commonplace book</n>. Photo by <n>Patrick Fore</n>.

A desk in the London home of <n>Nigel Slater</n>, photographed by <n>Billal Taright</n> for <n>The World of Interiors</n>.

Container Gardening With French Country Flair