After painting, decant a little of the leftover paint into a screwtop jar, ready to touch up any knocks or marks

1 Moody blue Denim Drift contrasts with Blush Pink, both in tough, stain-repellent Easycare paint, £27.80 for 2.5L, Dulux 2 Dark ways Any colour placed against a black wall will stand out dramatically. Wall in Black Satin 2131-10 Regal Select flat washable acrylic, £19.50 for 0.94L, Benjamin Moore 3 Landscape Paint the wall in the palest shade, draw lines for peaks and fill in with a roller, allowing each stage to dry. Wall in Forgotten Paradise, Dash of Nutmeg, Hare, Soft Shadow and

City Break matt emulsion, £14.50 for 2.5L, Crown

1 Retro feel Abstract seedheads on a neutral background provide the basis for a colourful scheme. This paste-the-wall Pepino 111542

wallpaper, £39 for 10.05m from Scion’s Noukku collection, makes wallpapering easy 2 Classic pattern Draw attention to an alcove with a pretty floral design, contrasting it with a bold paint shade. Broadwick Street Balsam wallpaper, £74 for 10.05m, from the London Wallpapers IV collection at Little Greene, is based on a design found in a row of elegant early-18th-century houses in Soho’s Broadwick Street 3 Theme it Choose from an extensive range or use your own image to create a personalised theme. The made-to-measure Spring Trend Wall Mural by Twisted Pixels from Wallsauce costs £225 for a 3m x 2.5m paste-the-wall mural and is also available in a repositionable peel-and-stick version, £300