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  • A Wall to wall carpet in a pastel shade can increase the feeling of space in a room especially if you team it with like coloured walls.
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  • A collection of treasured accessories can be the inspiration and a great starting point for putting together a successful colour scheme.
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Accessories to inspire…

Pick out two or three tones from the accessories and use these to create a harmonious and cohesive scheme throughout the room. In this sitting room the large surface areas such as the carpet and walls are in soft tones of muted blue grey whilst the taupe accents are picked out for furniture and accessories.

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The recent fashion for bare wooden boards is the perfect excuse to treat yourself to a showstopping and luxurious pure wool rug. The latest trick is to offset a pale rug against dark gloss floorboards so that the rug stands out as a feature against a luxurious rich backdrop.

A rug also makes a sound investment buy as can be moved easily from room to room or taken with you when you move home.

  • Revamp a junk shop table with a high gloss finish for visual impact.
  • sheep-close Reasons to love wool: Wool is a natural, environmentally friendly, warm, soft, luxurious and hard wearing. So go for home grown and choose a British Wool carpet that will stay looking great for years to come.
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  • Squash your cushion into a gentle 'V' shape for an interior designer styling tip.

Tip: Depending on the aspect of your room and the type of lighting you choose, carpet can look darker or lighter by two or three shades when in situ. In a sunny south facing room, bear in mind that a pale pastel shade could appear warmer in tone and in a north facing 'cold' light you may want to go for a slightly warmer tone.

Chalky Pastels

Photograph of Diana Civil

Diana Civil

I'm a freelance Interiors Stylist with projects from conception through to production, art direction and styling for leading companies in the UK.

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Whilst the most popular colour choice for carpets continues to be easy on the eye earthy neutrals in warm tones of beige and cream, there's an exciting new palette of colour hitting the popularity stakes from soft blues and delicate pinks to cool greys and taupe all in delicious muted chalky pastels.

Forget sugar sweet candy shades, these muted pastels are soft, romantic, effortlessly sophisticated. With the current trend for faded nostalgia and the reinvention of vintage these elegant tones of colour provide a perfect backdrop and a practical base to build a scheme around for a variety of furniture and furnishing styles.

From the French style shabby chic influence with its distressed and antiqued painted pastel surfaces to the soft blues, greys and creams of pared down Scandinavian simplicity and the eclectic vintage glamour shades with romantic pinks and lilacs, these chalky pastels are versatile and introduce cool elegance to any room.

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