Bring your home bang up to date with these easy ideas
Feature JAMES CUNNINGHAM
Otley sofa, £1,499 as shown; Fireside low chair in Fruit Tree fabric (left), £849; Frome chair in Double Stripe fabric (right), £799; cushions, from £20 each; Iona coffee table, £350; Mahala hand-knotted rug, £1,400; Clemence display cabinet, £979; other furniture and accessories, from a selection, all John Lewis & Partners
1. MIX & MATCH
The new pattern rules? More is more! Combine stripes, checks and florals for maximum prettiness – for a quick fix, a few new cushions will tick this trend box instantly. To stop the different motifs overwhelming your space, opt for designs with light backdrops.
Cypress Voyage grass cloth wallpaper in Fennel, £590 a roll; cushions made up in fabrics, from £100 a m, all Liberty Fabrics. For a similar daybed, try La Redoute
2. MELLOW YELLOW
It’s one of the top hues for decorators and interior designers this season, and yellow works particularly well when different versions of the colour (from spicy mustard shades to uplifting lemon tones) are placed side by side.
Rattan hanging chair, £699, Folk Interiors Candle holder/bud vase, £64, Spicer & Wood Embroidered basket, £32, The Basket Room Outdoor rug, £89, Lime Lace Cushion, £45, Effortless Trading Co
3. ISLAND LIFE
Bring a sense of summer into your home and garden with accessories inspired by islands like Ibiza, Santorini and Capri – look out for shell shapes, palmleaf prints and vibrant pops of sky blue, coral and green.
Pendant light, £95, Matthew Williamson for John Lewis & PartnersTumbler, £22.50, Casa Celva at Liberty Dinner plate, £19, Rockett St George Vase, £32.99, Dobbies Murano glass Jug, £145, Rebecca Udall
4. ART OF GLASS
Colourful glass is having a moment. Elevate your space with a particularly special piece (exquisite Murano glassware, for example, is handcrafted by skilled Venetian artisans) or simply combine delicately tinted accessories for a rainbow-like display.
Traditions laminate flooring in Castello Oak, £39.99 a sq m, Good Housekeeping Collection at Carpetright. For a similar fitted kitchen, try Pluck. For similar furniture and accessories, try Vinterior
5. AGAINST THE GRAIN
Laminate flooring is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Good Housekeeping’s new collection, designed in collaboration with Carpetright’s experts, has built-in waterresistant surface technology and comes with a 25-year warranty.
Wall painted in Beverly Dead Flat, £75 for 2.5L, Farrow & Ball. For similar accessories, try Heal’s Percy Flat Matt, £49 for 2.5L, Coat Paints Blue Shade 2 Dead-Flat Matt, £42 for 2.5L, V&Co by Valspar Grapefruit Ceramic Super Matt, £20.51 for 1L, Tikkurila
