Add summery shimmer to your living room

Choose light and airy colours for summer freshness.

For a light and fresh living room this summer choose mirrored furniture and wallpaper with a subtle sheen. Accessorise with glass vases and lamps for extra sparkle.






Here's how to do it:

Let the walls shine

Paper a feature wall in a pearlescent wallpaper and team it with an equally shimmery paint on the remaining walls. This will make the whole room glow as the light reflects around it.

Soft and silky fabrics

Mix metallic cushions with satin throws. Silks, satins and beaded glass trims are perfect for this look, as are fabrics printed with silvery toned patterns.

Create extra light with a mirror

Make your room look larger, lighter and brighter by hanging a sparkling bevelled mirror on the wall.

Subtle, glimmering colour

Stick to soft subtle shades of cream and duck egg blue for the cushions.

Pretty floral pieces add a feminine touch to this relaxed, glimmering scheme.

Where to buy

Luella Duck Egg wallpaper, for similar try Villa Nova

Gatsby mirrored Cubes, £112.50 each, Laura Ashley

Fancy Nancy Wicklow sofa in Chalk, from £1466, Sofa Workshop

Bevelled Mirror, £109, Valencia console table, £175; both Next


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