Adding colour to a bedroom

My bedroom needs colour. The curtains, headboard and bedlinen are in cream and the carpet is mushroom. I plan to upholster a chair for the room, which is where the colour could be introduced.

Cream doesn’t quarrel with positive colour, so go for what instinctively appeals. To link it with your scheme, you could cover the chair in a stripe of cream and your chosen colour. Somerley Stripe, £49m, by Baker Lifestyle, blends neutral stripes with ones in Blue (pictured), Red or Aqua. Also look at Monari Stripes, £59.50m by Romo, and the Manton collection: Aysgarth in Poppy, £37m, and Penhaggon in Navy, £49m, at William Yeoward. Stripes from the Chiko and Zaika ranges, both from £29m, by Malabar, mix brights with cream. Add bright cushions for the bed in the same colour as one of the upholstery stripes. John Lewis, has silk cushions in 15 plain colours at £20 each. Colour can also come from accessories: statement lighting or pictures.

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