Rachel’s luxe lounge

Renovation projects come with an onslaught of dust and decisions. I’ve learned that a bit of design soul-searching up front can help save you from choice paralysis later

HOW SPICY WILL YOU GO? BELLA EVENNETT-WATTS SHOWS US HOW TO TURN UP THE TEMPERATURE

A little bit country, a little bit coastal – this pretty take on nautical style channels gentle blue, taupe and green for a soft and breezy seaside look

With their mesmerising interplay of abstract forms and kaleidoscopic colours, these large-scale geometrics set the tone for a dynamic interior

WHEN NATALIE AND SAM BOUGHT A PLAIN-JANE TERRACE IN DEAL, THEY KNEW THEY COULD TRANSFORM IT WITH A MODERN EXTENSION AND A PALETTE OF CHEERFUL COLOURS

The decade that brought us bell-bottoms and disco endures as a source of decorating inspiration – but how to make it cool rather than clichéd? Three experts give us their take