A Touch of Gothic Romance for Your Home

Gold accents, dried flowers and ornate details bring a moody, romantic edge to any room. If classic Victorian style with a darker twist appeals to you, here is how to layer it into a home that is more compact than grand.

Bringing drama to small rooms with rich details

Victorian interiors were never shy about ornament, and that love of pattern and gleam translates beautifully into smaller homes. A LINNMON table top makes a steady base for displaying treasures, whilst the MOSSLANDA picture ledge lets you layer framed prints and postcards gallery-style without committing to a single arrangement. Slot in a LOMVIKEN frame around a moody botanical print or a vintage-style portrait for instant atmosphere.

For seating with character, the ODGER chair or AGAM junior chair add a sculptural silhouette that feels at home alongside darker colour schemes. Finish the tablescape with an OMBONAD plate and OMBONAD side plate, their patterned edges suiting dried flower arrangements or a scattering of gold-rimmed glassware, and set a FULLTALIG candlestick nearby for a flicker of candlelight on quiet evenings.

OMBONAD side plate, dark grey, 20 cm, 2 packFULLTALIG candlestick, set of 3, blackODGER chair, anthracite, 45x81x51 cmAGAM junior chair, black, 41x79x43 cmLOMVIKEN frame, black, 50x70 cmMOSSLANDA picture ledge, black, 115 cm

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Setting the table for a romantic evening in

Once the backdrop is in place, the table setting is where gothic romance really comes alive. A KARMSUND table mirror propped against the wall adds depth and catches candlelight, whilst a cluster of PÄRLBAND tealight holders creates soft, flickering pools of light across the surface. GLIMMA unscented candles in their metal cups are an easy way to multiply that glow without any fuss or fire risk from loose flames.

A TILLSTÄLLNING napkin holder keeps things tidy whilst adding a touch of structure to an otherwise soft and layered look, and a TÄRNABY table lamp brings warm, low lighting for evenings when the main lights feel too harsh. Together these pieces suit the kind of intimate, slow evenings many homes in Malta and Gozo enjoy once the summer heat has eased.

PÄRLBAND tealight holder, gold-colour, 10 cmGLIMMA unscented candle in metal cup, 9 hr, 24 packTILLSTÄLLNING napkin holder, brass-colour, 19x5.5 cmKARMSUND table mirror, black, 27x43 cmTÄRNABY table lamp, dimmable anthracite, 25 cmJUBLA unscented chandelier candle, white, 19 cm 6 hr, 20 pack

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Pick a few pieces to start, rather than the whole look at once, and let the atmosphere build gradually. Maltashopper brings these IKEA products to your door.

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