A blue (verified) tick
Hardly new but, genuinely, very important. Allegedly: ‘one of the most coveted symbols in the social world,’ according to an influencer.
A rewilded estate
Following in the aristocratic footsteps of Sir Charles Burrell and Isabella Tree at Knepp Castle in West Sussex – a rewilded farm has become the ultimate status symbol. Other gentleman farmers restoring their estates to their natural, uncultivated state (and in the process, reintroducing species that may have been driven out) are Viscount and Viscountess Hinchingbrooke at Mapperton House in Dorset, Anself Guise – once dubbed the ‘hedonistic heir’ – at Elmore Court and Mandy Lieu, the Malaysian-American model, actress and owner of Ewhurst Park in Hampshire.
A haute nursery
We’re familiar with haute couture – but what about an haute nursery? Because chic babies deserve what’s best. Moses baskets upholstered in Liberty prints and the most adorable embellished floral bunny headbands by Marie Chantal. You’ve got the Tate Mural downstairs – an haute nursery will have a bespoke mural filled with animals by the extremely talented Rebecca Campbell.
House plants
Mindfulness is thoroughly à la mode – and how to cultivate such a state, without the aid of house plants? Not a vase of naff tulips or yellow roses from Sainsburys – it’s the seasonal, leafy, oxygen-emitting bonsai or towering philodendrons that speak volumes. The rarer, the better – think Japanese succulents or Dracaena fragrans – and it’s not the low-key minimal attention plants, it’s the ones that demand time, frequent watering and a sought-after sunny spot by the window. The owner in question will very likely look after said plants as if they were their offspring. When they go away or on holiday, you will get a phone call – ‘might you be free for a spot of plant sitting?’ – always accept.
