Co-ordinate patterns with plains

• Give your walls a spring makeover with the latest wallpaper designs
• Brighten a kitchen with spots
• Go for half and half
• Mix and match textures
• Experiment with stripes
• Create a 'work' zone
• Co-ordinate patterns with plains
• Combine paper and panelling

For a glamorous boudoir, use a patterned paper behind the bed to create a feature wall. Cover the rest of the walls with plain paper in the main colour from the pattern. Choosing a paper with a soft shimmer and teaming it with mirrored furniture and accessories creates a sophisticated scheme.

Get the look

Messaria floral and plain lilac wallpaper from Today Interiors

Mirrored tables from Marks & Spencer

Lilac bedspread and beaded cushion from Virgin Vie at Home

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