Villa Angelo

I love everything about this lovely old stone house, perched on a hillside in Motovun in Croatia. It belongs to Ben, a friend of my husband Archie; he and his family have spent years restoring it - building cupboards from reclaimed timber, sourcing original copper baths - and it's finally available to rent (it sleeps six). Every detail - from the glass table lamps to the shade of green on the bedroom walls - is in the best possible taste and has me itching to redecorate. For prices and availability, visit the very smart new website. Pictures: Villa Angelo.

The Sleep Room

The Sleep Room is a new-to-me site for everything bedroomy. Their Mexican floor cushions make me very happy, their rugs are some of the nicest I've seen, and I love the look of this Swedish-looking chest of drawers and pretty embroidered lampshade. Pictures: The Sleep Room.

Endellion

There are some truly lovely things over on Endellion, the small online shop run by Antonia Robinson and David Shields, from Charlestown in Cornwall. I'd love one of their extraordinary, fairytale-like tree lamps on my bedside table. They have a really good selection of not-crazily-extortionate paintings, too. Pictures: Endellion.

Idyll Home

If I could justify buying any more jugs and baskets for my house (I can't), I'd be very tempted by lots of things in Clare Krier's Shropshire shop Idyll Home. She sells really nice lights and linens, too. Pictures: Idyll Home.