HIT REFRESH Fancy sprucing up your home? No need for drastic action; there are plenty of quick and easy tweaks out there, while the only real rule is that there are no rules. Let our local interiors experts explain further . . . Words by Deri Robins
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ight here, right now, at the cusp of SS22, the first rule of interiors appears to be that there are no rules in interiors. Anything goes, and usually does. Thinking outside the box is thoroughly encouraged; interesting things happen when people try out new things. That said, there’s no shortage of inspiration if you need it. Buzzwords abound: cottagecore and Japandi, hygge and lagom, grandmillennial and modern fusion – designers are still all over these trends. Curves are hot, feature walls are not, and you’d have to have spent the last two years up on the ISS not to know that rattan’s having a moment. Looking to make a statement? Companies such as Timorous Beasties, Cole & Sons, Mind the Gap and Rebel Walls will sort you out with their pictorial, fantastical designs. If you want a kitchen
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covered in stylised lemons, your bed facing onto a Nordic forest, or a hallway that appears to lead off into a crumbling Renaissance palazzo, all you need are a few rolls of wallpaper and glue. It’s an equally open playing field when it comes to the spectrum. Just take a look at the hugely contrasting Colours of the Year. Pantone has chosen Very Peri, a bold, dynamic blue hue with a violet red undertone. Dulux has opted for the soft and airy Bright Skies, Sherwin Williams the shy and retiring Evergreen Fog, while Glidden has plumped for Guacamole; great news for anyone who never got around to ripping out their 1970s bathroom. So, having established that there are no rights or wrongs, what relatively easy fixes can we put in place to give our homes a springtime refresh? As ever, we asked our local experts …