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✚ Smart Pirouette shades from Luxaflex (pictured left) allow the flexibility of filtered daylight or room darkening with a crisp, contemporary aesthetic.

✚ Nothing says cosy like a layered bed. Think double quilts, chunky throws and a medley of oversized cushions, pulled together by a tonal palette.

✚ Quilts are available in down, feather, silk, wool and synthetic. With our temperate Australian climate, opt for a summer weight you can use all year around and layer with an extra blanket through the winter months.

✚ Let the first and last thing your feet touch at the beginning and end of a winter’s day be a fluffy rug. It is the ultimate winter luxury. A small sheepskin beside the bed will do the trick; a colourful Beni Ourain (opposite) is even better.

✚ Luxaflex Duette shades (opposite) in blockout opacity are the perfect nursery companion offering complete blockout for baby’s naps, insulation from heat and noise and a neat, pleated fabric design which tucks away to maximise natural light.

“ANYONE WITH A BABY KNOW SHOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE CONTROL OF LIGHT IN A NURSERY. THESE LUXAFL EX DU ET TE SHADES DARK EN THE ROOM BEAUTIFULLY .” LA NA TAYLOR

“This main bedroom had to feel like a retreat – the ultimate parents’ escape,” says Lana Taylor of this project in the Byron Bay hinterland. “The room is surrounded by huge glass windows that showcase the landscape, so we wanted blinds that would allow us to see through the panels to the trees outside and then also switch to a room-darkening effect for that important Sunday sleep-in. Pirouette shades from Luxaflex do this brilliantly.” Blush quilt cover and pillowcases, I Love Linen. Shabby velvet throw, House of Orange.