WAYS WITH WALLPAPER

It’s not just walls that can benefit from a wallpaper makeover – give furniture or a staircase a revamp, or even create your own bespoke wall art with eye-catching patterns

- NICKY PHILLIPS

Thibaut Fair Isle wallpaper in Green/Blue, £84 a roll, Wallpaper Direct. Walls painted in Bunker Hill Green aura matte, from £29 for 0.94ltr, Benjamin Moore. Cedak rattan stool, £99, La Redoute, is a match. Lolita table lamp base, £95; 30cm empire shade in Green Shibori linen, £60, both Pooky

Add pattern

Love a certain design but don’t fancy a full wall? Paper your stair risers for a smaller hit. Once you’ve fixed the paper, coat with a clear matt varnish to protect it from wear and tear.

A dark patterned paper in a light dresser will make white china pop

(On wall) Veranda Trellis wallpaper, £76 a roll, Zoffany. Suffolk dresser in Snow, from £2,260, Neptune. (On dresser) Fern wallpaper, £61.95 a roll, Wallpaper Direct, would work here. China from a selection at Denby, Portmeirion and Notonthehighstreet.com

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