Offering a beautiful balance of romance and rhythm, botanical stripes are blooming this season, bringing joy and timeless charm to interiors

MORE TEXTURE! MORE COLOUR! MORE PATTERN! Bella Evennett-Watts EXPLORES THE VERSATILITY OF VERTICAL DESIGN

Window dressings shouldn’t be an afterthought – they’re like that one beautiful accessory which makes an outfit perfect

‘A blank wall is crying out for wallpaper. It’s the quickest way to inject colour, pattern and personality in one hit. A great wallpaper creates depth and mood, and tells a story without needing anyth

Craft is used in a smart way in the bedroom of this London pied-à-terre, where Sarah Peake, founder of Studio Peake, has honed a scheme that pays thoughtful attention to detail and embraces the owner’s love of fabric.

Of all the ways to decorate, paint is probably amongst the most powerful of tools. It can significantly alter the mood of a room, creating a calming, uplifting or cocooning effect, serve as the founda