Create a chic blue corner
Sainsbury’s Home Blue Easy Fit Shade, £22, and Nomad Traveller Navy Throw, £20 Ideal Home Freydis Floor Lamp, £99.99; Hudson Living Nest of Tables, White, currently reduced from £169 to £149; Luxe Collection, Genuine Sheepskin Wool Rug, Single, £59.99, Very. Deep blues not only make a room feel calm and peaceful but can also add a sense of depth and drama. Create your own intimate space by switching light cottons for velvet and faux fur, to conjure a cosseting, cocooning effect. Add a comfy chair – or refurb an old one with a suitable throw – and treat yourself to a new lamp, which has the power to transform a space. Then all you need to do is sit back and snuggle.
But bear in mind that this season is all about natural materials and textures – wool, mohair and cashmere feel gorgeously snug and improve with age. And don’t forget to “green it up” with house plants, real or faux.