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There’s no denying we’re all getting braver with how we decorate our homes. Right from the start of the design process, consider how your wall paint colours can work with your furniture. This bold shade and decorative stripe continues across the bookcase, creating a seamless space which lets the accessories pop. Wall painted in Mazarine 256; stripe painted in Cool Arbour 232; ceiling painted in Wood Ash 229, all £51.50 for 2.5ltrs of Intelligent matt emulsion, Little Greene

FURNITURE REVAMP ‘Wooden furniture is likely to have been treated with paint or varnish. Prepare it for painting by either washing and abrading it using wet and dry paper and a mild detergent, or sponging it down and following with a primer. Use a multisurface primer for previously painted/varnished furniture, and wood primer on bare wood. Follow with paint designed for wood or metal. Start with the fine details, like doors or carvings, then spread the paint evenly across the whole surface,’ says Judy Smith, colour consultant at Crown

How cool is this design by @lets.stay.at.home? Kids’ bedrooms are the best places to let your imagination run wild, so why confine your artistry across one piece of furniture when you can spread it across two? Ensure the pieces are where you need them before you begin, as you won’t want to move them round once you’ve finished your creation. Wise Ol’ Sage, and Apple of My Eye paints, £17.95 for 750ml; the third shade is a mixture of the two, Frenchic