Unexpected and easy to copy: a combination of primary colours and white creates spaces with just the right amount of hot and cool colour
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In this Paris flat designed by Tara Craig, white walls provide the backdrop for blue furnishings and red accents. A mix of patterned and plain pieces create a diverse mix without overwhelming the space.
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In the same Paris flat, the clients' brief for a Provencal-style kitchen inspired Tara to combine petrol-blue painted units with a Rangemaster cooker in cranberry.
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The main bedroom in Susan Deliss's country house in France has a simple headboard made from an antique suzani. The bed is spread with an antique quilt, hand-dyed by Susan with indigo. She has mounted an antique Ikat textile to create an artwork for the wall.
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The artist owners of this London house called on interior designer Beata Heuman to create a family home full of fun, distinctive design. A highly original space, unapologetically theatrical and oozing energy. 'The owners are both artists. They have quite wild tastes and they love strong colours,' says Beata. The main bedroom has a bespoke sofa upholstered in Beata's signature marbleised fabric and lion claw feet. Other notable features include a pair of breglass dance-hall mirrors from French Loft and the ceiling painted in 'Lulworth Blue' by Farrow & Ball. 'I have this thing about painting ceilings blue. It seems over the top, but it adds a feeling of height and once it is in, you don't really think about it'.
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In the Moroccan holiday home of Trudi Ballard of Colefax and Fowler, this bedroom has a pretty delft-blue palette, with an Indian cotton bedspread and plates above the chimneypiece from Fez.