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How to use this subtle blending of colour in the country home

Borrowed from the French word for ‘shaded’, this effortlessly painterly trend embraces the gradual blending of one colour or tone, from light to dark.

Ombré first came into fashion in 1840 and was used throughout the 19th century as a fabric printing and dyeing technique to produce gradated colour designs.

Home decorating styles are translating this fluid look across a multitude of products including wallcoverings, floor tiles, glassware, lighting and decorative accessories. From effortlessly gentle with a bohemian edge, to bold and dramatic with a sophisticated air, this latest

‘no rules’ style celebrates the perfectly imperfect in creative, imaginative ways in the dreamiest of blues.

LOVE this LOOK? then try…

Making a captivating colour statement on walls with sweeping wallpapers.

Updating your bedroom with breezy, tonal bedlinen and graded, pooling sheers.

Creating this effect on plant pots and table linen using a dip-dyed technique.

Painting stairs or drawers in tonal shades for an eclectic twist.

Uplifting your dinnerware collection with a few artisanal ceramics finished in watercolour hues.

Ombré cushion, 50cm sq, col Ink, £20, Graham & Brown. THE SOFT TOUCH Organic ombré crackle dinnerware, from £6, West Elm. Paintbox rug, 230x 170cm, col Teal, £990, Bluebellgray. Originals loveseat, H78xw117x D53cm, col Graded Oceanic, £875, Ercol at Hafren Furnishers. Eclectic hand-blown pendants, from £67 each, The Forest & co at notonthehighstreet.com. THE LIGHTING Dip-glazed ombré tall vase, H12cm, col Turquoise, £4.50, Sass & Belle. THE ACCESSORY Savoiewallpaper, £225 a roll; Savoie linencurtain, £195m, both col cobalt, Designers Guild. THE FOCAL POINTS THE HERO PIECE THE COSY FEATURE RUG THE SERVEWARE