Fireplaces in richly coloured hues are all the rage, says our interiors expert Giles Kime.
One of the many notable features of Nina Campbell’s Chelsea sitting room is a fire surround that is not only a hymn to reductivist rigour, but also boasts a gilded finish that contributes a significant chutzpah to the space. Moreover, it encapsulates two tenets of contemporary interior-design philosophy: one that, if you get the fireplace right, the rest of the room will fall…
