The H&M Home Spring 2021 collection is the breath of fresh air we all need right now

Because our homes have become the centre of our lives, the new H&M collection encapsulates the entire home, from bedrooms and kitchens to living rooms and bathrooms. There’s a focus on organic textures and simple, clean designs as a way of awakening our homes for their cosy winter slumber.

Oceanic blues, rough linens and weaves dominate the living room, uplifted by some Mid-Century Modern touches through the Space Age brass feet of the coffee table and Danish-style seating.

Probably the room that has seen more use than ever lately is the dining room – if you’re lucky enough to have one. Previously a dusty room reserved for fancy dinner parties and Christmas Day, it has now become a multi-functional space. An office or schoolroom during the week, a dimly lit restaurant for date night and a relaxing café for brunch and the Sunday papers. It’s now an actively used space.

The white folded shade gives a little differentiation to the light, while the blue tablecloth (that can double as a throw) offers a lift in colour. Tableware is muted with a beautiful dimpled effect, creating warmth in your hand that’s no doubt helped by the gorgeous wooden serveware.

The fawn bed linen with a subtle navy strip continues the sea theme without going all-out nautical for the bedroom, where the greenery really comes into its own.

There’s a variety of terracotta, porcelain and wicker pots in the new collection, helping to ground plants as though they just sprouted up there.

Finally, the crinkled linen throw brings a softness to the stripes and hard edges of the ceramics in a wonderful creamy coffee colour.

Who among us has had more baths (or wished you had one) in the last 11 months than ever before? A little bit of alone time where you can shut the bathroom door and pray nobody comes knocking – maybe even bring a book and a nice glass of red?

This new collection features scented and unscented candles for just this moment. A tinned sundried linen scented candle, or a simple pillar candle will do the trick.

A nice bath rack is hard to find of the clean lines of this one means it’ll sit as well on a rolltop as it will on a modern tub – all you need to do is ensure it doesn’t become cluttered in kids’ bath toys.

And finally, not featured here but essential post-bath attire, cream linen shirt and short pyjamas.