Sagaform heart bowl with ladle. Courtesy of Kollektion & Co

Espresso cup and saucer by Thomas Wallmeyer. Courtesy of Ritzenhoff

Follow Your Heart retro metal sign. Courtesy of The Contemporary Home

All You Need is Love cushion. Courtesy of Boxed Online

Glowskies paper candle lantern. Tina Chang / The National

Brigitte Herrod vintage button badge heart canvas. Courtesy of Rockett St George

Six of the Best: bring a little love home with heart-themed accents

Helen McLaughlin

Dish of the day

Share out the love with this cool dish and ladle serving set by Sweden's tableware tour de force, Sagaform, Dh189 for the set, D.tales in Ibn Battuta Mall or DIFC, or contact Kollektion & Co (04 330 6899) for stockists

Sob story

Heartbreak isn't much fun, unlike this espresso cup and saucer by Riztenhoff. A great gift for that real-life Romeo we all know, Dh98, Harvest Home, Jumeirah Centre, Dubai

Tow's company

We love this retro-style print, not only because of our affection for old-school caravans but also because it's framed without glass so your heart won't break in the post, £21.99 (Dh128), www.thecontemporaryhome.co.uk

Button it

This brilliant button badge collage by the designer Brigitte Herrod could melt even the hardest heart. Each is created using nostalgic badges from the Sixties, Seventies, Eighties and Nineties on a 60cm x 60cm canvas and each is unique, £185 (Dh1,071) plus shipping, www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk

Fab furnishing

This fun, quirky Beatles-inspired cushion from Bahrain's Boxed Online says it all while staying on the right side of schmaltzy, $39 (Dh143), www.boxedonline.com

New flame

Create some soft light for any occasion with these paper candle lanterns by Dubai's Glowskies. Each bag is resuable and can be used outdoors or in, Dh45, Glowskies, www.glowskies.com

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