primrose & perfect

Give your living spaces a welcome lift with splashes of springtime floral yellows

8 SPRING FORWARD

Like a breezy breath of fresh air, spring yellow interiors are instantly upli ing. For a cool and elegant look, layer tones of yellow, then add hints of grey and black. Touches of crisp white will add definition. Pa ern is a must — florals for a pre y finish and geometrics for a contemporary scheme.

9 A BIT ON THE SIDE

Choose pared-back blond furniture in so , neutral fabrics to balance the boldness of the wall colour. But look closely at this armchair and you’ll see the side panels of the seat and backrest reflect the colourway of the wall and so furnishings. It’s these li le decorator details that will elevate your interiors from the everyday.

10 COLOUR THEORY

Wondering what colours you can successfully team with primrose? The usual suspects include white and chalk, but give duck egg blue or heather a run. Just a hint will do. Harlequin Salvia 110158 wallpaper, domestictextile.com.au.

11 FINE DINING

U erly refreshing is a gentle green-on-white scheme, with a geometric garden trellis for the walls, and curtains featuring delicate embroidery. For depth, add greys; for warmth, creams. Zoffany Veranda Trellis wallpaper in Leaf, and Sanderson Gingko Trail fabric in Winter Rocket, domestictextile.com.au.

12 DRESSER DAYS

Time to brush up on your paint ’n’ papering skills and redo your dresser. Set white china against a strong accent wallpaper in verdant greens and it will pop! Li le Greene Retrospective Papers in Fern Green, wallcandywallpaper.com.au.

Blur the line between indoor and out with a spring green and white scheme

13 SEEING GREEN

Leafy prints on your wall will have you kissing paint goodbye. PS, a two-tone scheme can look flat without texture — a boucle rug will do the trick. Similar wallpapers, Sanderson Angel Ferns in Olive, or Fernery in Botanical Green, domestictextile.com.au.

14 PULL UP A CHAIR

Love bold decorative statements, but going all out with florals is not exactly your cup of tea? Try this idea — amid a sea of striking solids and neutrals, dining chairs covered in modern and oversized wild flora are the right amount for a room to come to joyous life.

15 COME ON IN

You can celebrate the resurgence of bold and dramatic floral prints by showing them off in a neutral, pared-back seing. The result in this hallway is an eye-catching first impression you will find easy to live with.

16 PLAY MATCHMAKER

The key to working with florals is restraint! At most, sele for three paerns and follow the 60/30/10 rule — your fave paern 60 per cent, 30 per cent of a second and 10 per cent of a third, but vary the scale and use solids on floors and furniture. Bethan Gray Nizwa sideboard, livingedge.com.au.

OPT FOR A PALE WOOD FLOOR AS THE FOUNDATION FOR CHEERY YELLOW WALLS AS FOR THE SKIRTING GO GREY!

WHEN YOU DIAL UP PATTERN IT’S BEST TO DIAL DOWN THE COLOURS TO KEEP THE CALM FEEL A PLAIN GREEN SOFA WILL BLEND IN AND NOT COMPETE FOR ATTENTION WITH PATTERNED WALLPAPER

OSBORNE & LITTLE MEADOW FABRIC IN F DOMUSTEXTILES COM AU

FLORAL FABRIC CAN BE YOUR COLOUR INSPIRATION FOR THE REST OF THE ROOM