We’ve scoured Anthropologie to uncover nine standout pieces that have flown under the radar, their best-kept secrets, if you will. These are design-led accessories that bring style and character to your space. Consider this your insider edit, saving you time and guiding you to the pieces worth knowing about.
The key to nailing design trends and truly great interiors lies in the details. These accessories capture the essence of today’s design direction, with a focus on subtle elegance and texture.
9 design-led Anthopologie finds we’d add to our own homes
Stripes are always a classic, and in lampshade form, they add a whimsical touch in an instant. The red and white color scheme is timeless, but that lime green is more unusual if you don't want to follow trends too closely.
A mirror that brings serious material presence without the designer price tag. The combination of natural wood and stone feels unmistakably high-end, and its scale works in a variety of spaces, from hallways to bathrooms. This is the kind of piece that would command a much heftier price tag usually.
It's not often we love a slogan, but we are ordering this cushion ASAP. The typography is clean, the palette is neutral, and the tone? Impeccably dry. It’s hard to get humour in interiors right, but this one manages it, smart, subtle, and instantly memorable.
When it comes to bookshelves, so often we are given two options: flatpack or bespoke joiner, and no middle option. This isn’t flat-pack, and it doesn’t come with the price tag of a bespoke joiner, but it looks like it could. With its sculptural lines and solid feel, it gives the impression of a piece that costs far more. A rare combination of craftsmanship and accessibility that makes it a standout find.
This cruet is one of those rare finds that turns a functional object into something you genuinely want to display. Hand-blown in Italy, it has that hazy, sunlit-glass look that feels more like a studio piece than a kitchen staple, and yet, here it is, quietly sitting on Anthropologie. It's the kind of gift you buy for someone else and end up keeping. Understated, sculptural, and surprisingly under-the-radar.
The ultimate gift. These linen napkins come in a range of colours; each colour way has a different embroidered motif in the corner. Our top tip? Order one or even two in each colour and keep them on hand for grabbing when the time calls. Paired with a bottle of wine, they're the perfect gift for anyone hosting a dinner party or as a last-minute birthday present.
We have developed a major crush on all things cow print, and if we were shopping for a cowhide rug, this would be our first choice. A faux cowhide rug has always outlasted fleeting trends and has the aesthetic agility that means it bridges styles easily, from hushed, restrained minimalism to fully fledged maximalist spaces, making it a true staple in design-led interiors.
It goes with the territory that we see hundreds of dining chairs every week; some of them are truly remarkable pieces, half art, half chair, and some are very forgettable. But this one stopped us in our tracks. It’s beautifully built, perfectly proportioned, and looks far more expensive than it is. The woven seat, the curved wood, the balance of form and comfort, it’s all there.
It’s almost suspicious how under-the-radar this piece is. The scale is perfect, the finish is quietly luxe, and the lines have that subtle 1970s edge designers love, yet no one seems to be talking about it. It’s the kind of side table you’d expect to spot in a high-end showroom, styled with a sculptural lamp and a stack of hardbacks. We spotted it, and we’re calling it now: this is a sleeper hit.
These are the pieces we’d move quickly on, the ones that don’t shout for attention but quietly do all the right things. Design-led, slightly under the radar, and, for now, still available.
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