Sweet SITTING ROOMS

Make a strong statement with soft shades in the living room. Plaster pinks are warm and cocooning, while powder blues add elegance and refinement. Sage greens are a mellow way to bring the hues of outside in and and pair especially well with the gentle tones of peach and pink.

OPPOSITE The right shade of soft yellow paint can look calm rather than overpowering when used on one wall and teamed with high ceilings and off-white on the remaining walls

Cutting Garden Rose matt emulsion paint, £38/2.5L, Country Living Collection at Homebase (homebase.co.uk)

Jag Light linen-mix fabric, £90/m, Kate Forman (kateforman.co.uk)

3 Delilah linen-mix fabric, £95/m, Kate Forman (kateforman.co.uk)

The Hemingway Tiny Tots cushion in pink, £65, Evie & Skye (evieandskye.com)

Murphy table lamp, £117; 35cm straight empire shade in Yellow Tulasi, £62: both Pooky (pooky.com)

6 Leinikki velvet-frill cushion by Projektityyny, £70, Trouva (trouva.com)

7 Woodstock cuddler sofa in mint green, £899*, Country Living Collection at DFS (dfs.co.uk)

8 Carry one shade through an interior. Here, elegant blue woodwork adds subtle colour and character to a rustic, earthy scheme

9 Molly Mahon’s moss green Leaf fabric is complemented by fresh plaster-pink walls (mollymahon.com)

10 A dark wood piano has been painted in a soft sage green, making it less dominant