Choose a sofa covered in a stunning large-scale floral to make an impact in the living room, then repeat the yellow on walls and a rug for a scheme that sings out summer.
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Sofa Workshop
1/10 Similar rug
2/10 Pastel kitchen diner
Pile on the pastels for a country-style kitchen-diner with a 1950s spin. Paint the legs of a farmhouse table in pink, add an assortment of bright chairs, and accessorise with pale blue, turquoise, lavender and green.
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Race Furniture
3/10 Cool green living room
Green is back big time, adding a refreshing twist to country colour schemes. Cover a footstool in a vibrant leafy tone and curtain French windows with a lily-of-the valley print.
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Sandberg at Tangletree Interiors
4/10 Summer pastel living room
Go for ice-cream and sorbet shades to perk up a living room. Choose a sofa in deep pink for practicality then complement it with a toning striped rug. Pastel voiles at the window add a soft rainbow effect.
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George Sherlock
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Roger Oates
5/10 Blue and white living room
Elegantly simple, a blue and white scheme is a country favourite and a breeze to put together. Plump up a loose-covered white sofa with floral cushions, add a signature navy armchair and finish with a rug bordered with navy.
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I & JL Brown
6/10 Rose and quartz bedroom
A palette of the gentlest pinks and mineral greys is perfect for a feminine bedroom. The delicately patterned headboard is set against a chalky pink painted wall, and a silvery grey throw finishes the bed in style.
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Farrow & Ball
7/10 Duck egg and raspberry living room
For a fresh and inviting living-room scheme, choose a breezy bird print in the latest duck-egg blue and team with raspberry-pink cushions. Neutral wicker furniture adds a country element.
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Jane Churchill
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Cologne & Cotton
8/10 Grey dining room
Shades of soft grey and white bring a relaxed look to a dining room. Select wide-stripe wallpaper for a modern feel, then stitch slip covers for chairs in a selection of narrow stripes.
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Sandberg at Tangletree Interiors
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Ian Mankin
9/10 Bright living room
Be brave with brights. Whitewashed boards are a great backdrop for a zesty lemon sofa, and the ditsy floral of the curtains provides a range of colours to pick up on for accessories.
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Hus & Hem
10/10 Rose-print bathroom
Roses and cream add individuality to this bathroom. Start with a rose-sprig wallpaper, tie a toning fabric curtain to the basin and add a splashback of mix-and-match tiles for impact.
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Tangletree Interiors
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Kate Forman
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