The Alban Rae Home Approach to Timeless Interiors - By Fiona, Founder of Alban Rae Home
At Alban Rae Home, we believe a well-styled home doesn’t start with trends or a checklist. It starts with the pieces you genuinely love - the ones you’re drawn to instantly or the ones you’ve held onto for years.
Our approach is slow, considered, and instinct-led. Over time, it’s been shaped by sourcing one-off antiques, curating collections that reflect character over perfection, and styling spaces in a way that feels lived-in and personal - never rushed or overly planned.
Whether you’re starting from scratch or refining what you already have, here’s where we begin.
1. Follow Your Instinct - Styling a Home with Meaning
Styling doesn’t need to start with a moodboard. At Alban Rae Home, it usually starts with one piece - something I Love and can’t stop thinking about. A painting. A jug. Something inherited.
In this post, I share the styling principles I come back to again and again - how to build around that one meaningful piece, and how to use tone, texture, height and scent to create a space that feels balanced and calm.
Read: Follow Your Instinct – Styling a Home with Meaning
2. Sourcing Antique & Vintage Homewares - Let the treasure hunt surprise you
For me - antique sourcing doesn’t follow a set routine or plan. One day it’s a car boot sale, the next it’s a beautifully curated shop - sometimes my favourite finds happen when I wasn't even looking - a garage sale or popping into a charity shop!
This post is all about how I source vintage homeware: what I look for, where I go, and how I know when something’s worth bringing home. If you’re looking to buy more consciously, or wondering how to start building a collected home, this one’s for you.
Read: Sourcing Antique & Vintage Homewares - Let the treasure hunt surprise you
3. Foundations of a Timeless Space - Essentials for a Collected Home
You don’t need everything at once. But there are a few pieces that anchor almost every space I style - practical, versatile and timeless.
This post shares the foundational pieces I return to again and again: the details that tie everything together.
Read: Foundations of a Timeless Space - Essentials for a Collected Home
Homes with character take time. They’re built slowly - through the things you love, the pieces you’ve collected, and the ones that already mean something to you.
Fiona
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