10 best high street homeware buys under £100: Affordable coffee tables, desk chairs and dinnerware

This round-up is full of bargain homeware buys, but this one particularly impressed. Coming in at just under £40, few furniture finds are as low in price yet as striking in design. Our tester used it as a coffee table and it worked really well next to the sofa and brought a bit of colour into a calm, neutral room.

It comes unassembled, but all you need to do is twist the legs on, which is incredibly easy. It doesn’t stain with coffee cup mugs or spilt drinks which is a huge plus, and when accidents do happen, it has a rimmed edge to stop anything from falling onto the floor, genius. To make it just a little bit bigger, our tester placed the taller, smaller side table (£17.99, Hm.com), next to it too.

The gluggle jug is one of Oliver Bonas’s most famous homeware finds, and it’s easy to see why. Bright and bold, it sits on the eclectic side of homeware tastes and promises to brighten up anyone’s tablescape. While it doesn’t hold a huge amount of liquid, it’s the perfect amount for dinner for two (or four at a push), and our tester found it actually encouraged them to drink more when they sat it on their desk. You can also use it as a vase for floral arrangements or just as an ornament on the self, so it definitely goes above and beyond your everyday waterjug.

Technically, this isn’t a high street store, but we think it’s more than worthy of featuring on this round-up. Affordable art is often hard to come by. Firstly, many of the pieces aren’t all that affordable (think £400, not £40), and the pieces that are purse-friendly are mass-produced more often than not, meaning you’ll probably see your same print in quite a few houses. Wall of Art aims to change that with a variety of artwork from a wide range of artists, most of which sit nicely within our £100 budget. Of course, art is down to personal taste, but our tester loved this cheeky Agathe Berjaut print, and you can also add a frame to your piece from £26.10.

Coming in just under the £100 mark, this lamp looks and feels much more expensive than it is. With a white and grey marble base, silver curved stem and large round shade, it looks incredibly luxe, and our tester fell in love with it. Curving over, it fits perfectly over a sofa or reading nook, yet isn’t so bright that you can’t sit underneath it. It also tucked in behind our sofa so well that it’s a great find for small flats as well as large open spaces. The bulb isn’t included, so you do have to buy that separately but that’s a minor quibble at best.

As the weather gets warmer, we’re starting to venture outside a lot more. Barbecues, picnics and al fresco dinners are calling our name, but being prepared is critical. Our tester found this out the hard way after three guests smashed their glasses during their first barbecue of this year, making them swap to plastic for all big occasions from now on. Luckily, Anthropologie has come to the rescue, with these gorgeous goblets that do away with plain plastic cups. Working out at £8 a glass, they’re functional yet fun in bright, bold colours and still look elegant for more formal settings too. They’re also dishwasher safe, so we couldn’t ask for much more.

Most bath mats are incredibly ugly and small. There, we said it. Here to make the case for a bath runner, Urban Outfitters has upgraded the bathroom essential to be quite beautiful.

Stretching the whole length of our tester’s bath, we fell in love with this more modern design. Not only did it stop any excess water from dropping on the floor, it also kept our toes much warmer when walking around the bathroom and reduced a lot of room for slipping. Gone are the days of tiny rectangles as we welcome this newer design with open arms.

This desk is far from easy to set up, and that’s coming from our self-appointed DIY expert tester. You definitely need two people (we tried it alone and ended up forgoing the drawer), and patience is of the essence. But, once you get there, it’s well worth it.

For those of us still WFH, this desk is just big enough to house a large computer screen and a laptop at the same time, yet small enough to nestle into a corner of the room without being too imposing. We loved how handy the shelves were to store paperwork and the simple shape slot into our living room just perfectly.

This Homebase chair has to be one of our favourite finds. In a dusty pink, not only does it look incredibly pretty, but it’s also incredibly comfortable. With a padded seat and back covered by velvet, it’s soft enough to sit on all day long, whether working at your desk or having friends over for lunch. We found it to be the perfect fit with the Habitat pepper 1 drawer desk (£75, Habitat.co.uk), but it’s also a great space-saving find for entertaining as it can also fold down. Coming in at just £15, what more could we ask for?

Whether you’re looking to liven up a wall or have a spare spot on a shelf, this small mirror is sure to be a sweet addition. Our tester has added theirs to their stairwell in a bid to open up the space, and it seems to be working. Unusual in shape, it adds a touch of a design twist to your everyday mirror and makes for a subtle style statement with a slightly vintage feel. As it is on the smaller side, it’s a great option for those in smaller spaces, and will also work well in a bathroom wall as well.

This pink rug was a very bold choice for our tester, who dresses daily like an oat milk latte (beiges, creams and anything neutral). But a bright, bold pop of colour really spruced up their space, and a rug was one of the easiest ways to achieve this. Coming in at just £70, taking a risk didn’t seem quite as daunting, and it definitely paid off. Incredibly soft, this shaggy rug is a dream to walk on and really warms up the room. Being pink, it also shows a lot less dirt than any lighter-coloured shades – gross, but true. And the large size covers a huge amount of space, so you can place it under a sofa as our tester did, a bed, or just leave it bare to cover up a large area of floor.