Room reveal Beneath the palms

Close your eyes and feel the warm desert breeze on your face in this Palm Springs-inspired chill-out zone

This room reveal is all about relaxation and features perhaps the most casual styling I’ve ever done. Inspired by the ‘Palm Road’ art print, which evokes the emptiness and stripped-back beauty of an arid landscape, I immediately imagined a perfect setting of soft, earthy neutrals and natural textures – perhaps in a quiet corner of a lounge or bedroom – in which to unwind and mentally recharge.

This room transports me to an idyllic vacation spot with a light breeze flowing in through the window and a view out to distant rocky mountain ranges or a desertscape of agaves and prickly pear. I would love to have a personal retreat like this as a respite from the noise and mess of family life.

I love this neutral colour scheme, with the wall colour perfectly matching the sandy tones of the artwork. The 1970s rattan chair is something straight out of a Palm Springs home and I’ve styled it with an organic linen cushion, an animal hide and loads of texture in the furnishings to add variety to the muted colours.

The cheapest and most effective part of this styled look is the touch of greenery. Keeping to my ‘palm tree’ inspiration, I grabbed a single palm leaf from the local florist. Displayed in a simple vase, it adds an immediate freshness to the scheme.

ALEX WALLS Stylist Walls painted in Dulux ‘Waiau Bay’. Curtains in ‘Kunja’ by Designs of the Time, $300 a metre, from James Dunlop. ‘Palm Road’ art print, $449.99, large belly weave basket, $49.99, rust knitted throw, $289.99, Harvey boater hat,...