Create a warm, inviting sanctuary in your bedroom with this smart contemporary scheme.

A rich palette of plum and gold immediately creates a warm, sumptuous look, while pared-down furniture and lighting add to the overall sense of peace.

HOW TO MAKE IT WORK
• For understated luxury choose dark wood furniture and fabrics with a slight sheen.
• Create a contrast for dark colours by using warm neutrals for the walls and the flooring.
• Make the bed the focal point with a striking headboard, textured cushions and a luxurious silk bedspread.
• Pick out the main colours in the headboard and choose accessories and flowers in the same hues.

FURNITURE Dunlopillo double divan and mattress, H69 x W135 x D190 cm, Furniture Village. Cineline bedside tables in Ebony-Stained Oak, H41 x W70 x D36 cm, Ligne Roset.

FABRICS Headboard in Bansar LF4473-04, silk, 140 cm wide, Liberty Furnishings at Osborne & Little. Large cushions in New York 10142-484, cotton mix, 140 cm wide, Zimmer & Rohde. Small cushion in Paso PA538, horsehair, 65 cm wide, John Boyd Textiles, (01963) 350451. Bolster in Mezzola Grape F1090-27, polyester, 148 cm wide, Designers Guild.

ACCESSORIES Nickel wall lights, H26 x W4 cm; Pearl silk shades, W26 cm; Medusa chandelier in White Gold; all Porta Romana. Silk bedspread, 220 x 220 cm, Ani.M for In:Style Direct. Bedlinen, The White Company. Pillows, Gingerlily.

PAINT On walls Wicker Hill, emulsion, Albany at Brewers. Headboard Leather III, matt emulsion, Paint & Paper Library.

FLOORING Wool Flax Mix 3663 in Wallace, The Alternative Flooring Company.

STYLING MIRANDA WATCHORN
PHOTOGRAPHS JAN BALDWIN
NOVEMBER 2006