Get your bedroom ready for summer

Lighten up your sleeping space with pastels and white.

Keep cool during the hot summer nights with a calm and restful bedroom scheme.

Firstly, try painting the walls in a pale green to create a cool background and keep wooden floors bare.

Choose fresh white furniture to lift the scheme and accessories in powder-blue tones and pale neutrals.

Combine a light, sheer fabric and a tied back heavy curtain at the window to block out sunlight in the early morning, but let it in during the day.

Lastly, a new set of cool white cotton bed linen will be an instant summer hit. Choose a low-tog duvet and 100% cotton sheets and finish with a light throw in a summery baby blue. Store your winter bedding in these smart under-bed storage boxes.

Shop for the look:

Debenhams have a great-value hollow fibre 6-tog duvet in their summer sale, reduced from £45 to £22.50 for a double.

For wall colour, try Jade White from Dulux.

Aqua chunky-weave throw, £45, Marks & Spencer.

Under-bed storage boxes, £37 for six, The Holding Company.

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