Bold geometrics

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LOOKS THAT LAST

TRENDS COME AND GO, BUT HERE’S HOW TO GIVE THIS LOOK TIMELESS APPEAL

Bring in the look with a variety of cushions – mixing colours and geometric patterns on your sofa or bed is an easy way to embrace your bold side. Anyday Aperture cushion (top) £20; try Modernist Abstract cushion, £45; Anyday Rye knit throw in Mustard, £50, all John Lewis & Partners
WALLPAPER Arccos in Cerise/ Neptune/Teal, £99 a roll, Harlequin
PAINT Passionate Blue matt, £21 for 1ltr, Yes Colours
FABRIC Geometrica in Riviera, £12.49m, Terrys Fabrics

PATTERN ON PATTERN

Layer those geometrics on the floor for plenty of punch, layering modern chevrons over traditional Moroccan tiles

STYLE DIRECTION

For walls, try Blue 111 matt paint, £42 for 2.5ltr, Lick. Similar wallpaper, Everindie Rainbow triangles 3, £22.60 for 60.96x100cm, Spoonflower. Try Cular wall lights in Red and Yellow, £36.99 each, Wayfair. Try Blue Chevron rug, from £34.90, The Rugs

MODERN SHAPES

Bring in curved pieces to soften those sharp angles, with a sofa and footstool in squishy on-trend bouclé

Transverse wallpaper in Bronze, £84 a roll; chair and cushion in Perplex fabric in Tobacco/Slate, £66m, all Harlequin

STYLE DIRECTION

PATTERN CRAZE

Give a dining nook geo-style with a hero wallpaper, mixing in other patterns if they share a neutral, like a chalky white

Melodic wallpaper in Japanese Ink/ Origami, £105 a roll, Harlequin. Wave bench, from £1,975, in Crinkle in Raspberry by Jessica Osborne, David Seyfried. Borge chair (on right), from £1,158; in Tribal Stripe in Palm by Rapture & Wright, Julian Chichester

FIND YOUR SHAPE

What’s catching your geometric eye? Hexagons, triangles, diamonds, quatrefoils, rectangles, circles – there’s plenty to choose from. A geometric is basically a closed shape created using points, curves or lines, but they can also look threedimensional. For impact, try a tile design in 3D.

CREATE CONTRAST

To make an eye-catching statement, display a large round mirror in a room that has fabrics and wallpa

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