Six home colour rules that work

Think 'sparkle'

Use glass to maximise the light. Create a display of delicate shades in a window recess. Light will reflect through the coloured glassware and, on sunny days, create pretty patterns on the walls.

Spotty rug, £47.50, John Lewis. Curtain in Samana Bloom fabric, £53 per metre, Osborne & Little. Melltorp dining table, £47.96, Ikea. Henley armchair, £375, from Sweetpea & Willow.  Cushion (on chair), £20, Bhs. Butterfly clip (on cushion), £5, India Jane. On table (from left): Bladet vase, £4.49, Ikea. Venise vase, £15, Designers Guild. Blomster vase, £6.84, Ikea. Emilie pitcher, £85, and Ribbed vase, £11.50, both Designers Guild. Glass sphere decoration, £4, India Jane. Liqueur glass, £6.36, Heal's. Covered bonbonniere, £35, India Jane. Deco champagne glasses, as before. Sky net-patterned tumbler, £3.50, Habitat. Fishbowl and candelabra, £19.99 each, both Homebase. Round pink vase, £23, Designers Guild. Sky dot tumbler, £3.50, Habitat. World Map vase, £13.50, Designers Guild. Anais bud vase, £4, Habitat. Pink sundae glass, £2.50, Laura Ashley. Tealight holders, 25cm, £5.99, and 35cm, £9.99, both Homebase. Ribbed vase, £11.50, Designers Guild. Liqueur glass, £6.36, and Crazy Daisy blue tumbler, £5.38, both Heal's. Champagne flute, £6, India Jane. Wine glass, £39, Designers Guild. Artificial flowers, as before. Under table (from left): Pollen 6 ceiling pendant, £95, Next. Round vase, £22, Habitat. Rektangel vase, £12.71, Ikea. Hat boxes, from £11 each, The Holding Company. Bauble decoration, £4, India Jane

Gallery courtesy of Good Housekeeping magazine

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