A bold fabric wallhanging, lined with wadding for comfort, draws the eye to the bed, dressed in bedlinens in gentle blush colours accented with touches of jade and old gold. Large, inviting pillows and a thick eiderdown are casually placed to allow the scheme to feel relaxed and informal. Pair these elements with simple contemporary furniture and sisal flooring to keep the look modern.

How to make it work
• Choose a really smart pole and bracket for the fabric wallhanging.
• Combine soft and luxurious layers of fine bedlinens in gentle tones for a relaxed feel.
• The simple woven surface of a natural sisal carpet keeps the scheme from becoming too sugary, but the comfort factor is retained with soft rugs.

Get the look
Fabric hanging in Dmask LF003 Lula in Pink, cotton, 143cm wide, £70m, Tissus d'Hélène, 020 7352 9977. Acrylic pole with chrome brackets, Evian finials in chrome, from £766.34, Jago Designs at Liberty. Grey Mirror Cube bedside table, £265, Q46.

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STYLING KAREN AKHTAR AND ALI BROWN
PHOTOGRAPHS DAVID BRITTAIN
FEBRUARY 2009