New Room Plans

Since finishing university, my first big project was to design my new room. I started my inspiration with my colours, and chose calm, country chalky paints from the Farrow and Ball Range for inspiration. I love sage green for it's restful quality, and grey is such a classic and timeless shade, that it works well in any scheme.

The next few images show the inspiration that I found in various interiors magazines, focussing on my colours and the country style that I wanted. Texture and pattern is key to this trend, against a neutral background it is important to have some interest in the textiles, paint finishes and decorations.

The image above shows a very neutral cream colour scheme, but the different textures make it beautiful and restful. I love the wallpaper and also the cupboard with it's stone coloured paint and white details, and also the fact you can see the linen inside though glass panels.

I found these two schemes in a magazine, and decided to combine elements of both of them, the classic grey in the 'Elegant Country' and the green and florals from the 'Cool Country'. The images below show the schemes in different rooms.

'Elegant Country'

'Cool Country'

I loved the use of colour in this room, especially the use of the black and white ticking stripe chair against the chalky green and florals. It's a bold statement, but brings the country theme right into the 21st Century.

'Natural Elegance'

This beautiful bed room, again with a cream base colour, has been lifted with fabric textures like embroidery, a beautiful seagrass carpet and the pale wood of the four-poster bed. This image instantly appealed to my sense of a beautiful, snugly and comfortable bed, and the vintage country appeal shows through in the bed linen and cute jointed teddy.

'Pink and White'

The colour scheme of pink and white is perhaps the most quintessential colour palette for the Country style, it has enveloped to envelop a whole spectrum of pink, ranging from the lightest cherry blossom, through to bright fuschia pink.