Design Centre Stories

Make a Play with Colour

From a punchy bright pink to watercolour-inspired pastels, colour brings out the playful side in an interior. These moodboards offer two takes on the trend.


Left to right, top to bottom: ‘Bound Together’ fabric, 02, Pollack at Altfield. ‘Jaipur’ fabric (19538/962),  Etamine at Zimmer + Rohde. ‘Lindos’ (2233/08) fabric, No.9 Jim Thompson at Jim Thompson. ‘Surin’ fabric (SC077-02), Sheila Coombes at Brian Yates. Paints: ‘Monet’, ‘Prussian’, ‘Aqua’ and ‘Raspberry Sorbet’, Zoffany at Style Library. ‘Peston Silk Striped’ border (BT-57683), Samuel & Sons. ‘Cat Cow’ wallpaper, Rebecca Atwood at George Spencer Designs.  ‘Venustas’ carpet sample, Wool Classics. ‘Ingot Baltic’ border, Stroheim at Alton-Brooke. ‘Teal’ hide sample, Kyle Bunting at Edelman Leather. (No.8308) brass handle, The Nanz Company.

Left to right, top to bottom: ‘Kelim’ fabric (19546/612), Zimmer + Rohde. ‘Blur’ wallcovering (7800), Phillip Jeffries. ‘Annecy’ (ANN286), ‘Annecy’ (ANN269) and Kuri Bay (KBY232) hide samples, Whistler Leather. Carpet tufts: ‘Sodalite’ (ESR-14-5907), ‘Banff’ (ESR-16-5516X) and ‘L.Pink’ (ESR-13-1526(7), Tai Ping. Paints: ‘Kingley Grey’, ‘Window Blue’, both Sanderson at Style Library, ‘Porcelain’, Zoffany at Style Library. ‘Seaton Brick’ tile, ocean mist, Artisans of Devizes. ‘Art.Mead.Sun.’ plate (16-4009-2781), Villeroy & Boch. ‘Pigment’ fabric (2455/04), Pollack at Altfield. ‘Grace’ fabric (19535-991), Zimmer + Rohde. ‘Velvet Lines’ border, lemon, Stroheim at Alton-Brooke. ‘Artichoke’ finial, Edward Harpley at Watts of Westminster.

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