Interiors: Bring some 1920s Downton Abbey glamour into your home

A statement sofa in a luxurious fabric is the key to recreating that Art Deco daring and elegance in an interior

DFS Swoon Rene four-seater sofa in teal velvet, which draws on Art Deco influences (€1,299)

Fans of historical drama will be thrilled to know that a new era is dawning in the latest instalment of Downton Abbey, now in cinemas.

For those who have not yet ventured to see it on the silver screen, Downton Abbey: A New Era is set at the end of the roaring Twenties and features the Crawley family’s iconic period residence Downton Abbey, and another grand abode: the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa in ...