GARDEN ROOM
Opposite Beautifully crafted wooden furniture and parquet flooring add interest and texture to a simple backdrop of white walls and Crittal-style windows. A pair of leaf green pendants above the table and a faded fern-hued rug beneath bring colour and continue the natural theme, linking to the garden. Touches of black give the space an up-to-date contemporary feel. Extending table, £1,835; dining chairs with padded backs, £425 each; sideboard, £1,495; all Romana collection, Ercol
1 BRIGHT WELCOME
Add colour and pattern with botanical-inspired designs, and team with exposed brickwork and bare floorboards – the more worn and weathered the better – and put down a woven rush rug for texture. Retro mid-centurystyle chairs in neutral linen stop the look from becoming too country cottage. Atacama wallpaper, £86 for a 10m roll, Farrow & Ball
2 DISTRESSED FINISH
Light, white spaces feel bigger but can seem stark and lacking in character.
Add pattern and create a focal point with a statement paper on one wall. Giving a wooden door a distressed paint finish ties the scheme together. Kinnia Graphite and Mustard 111656 wallpaper, £49 for a roll, Harlequin
3 LARGE SCALE
Bring a natural feel to a small room with a super-sized etched flower design – soft chalky colours ensure the pattern doesn’t overpower the space. A dark stained floor is the perfect contrast. Woven baskets and aged wooden furniture teamed with vases of foraged branches work beautifully together. Helleborus wallpaper, £112 for a 10m roll, Farrow & Ball