DISCOVER YOUR TRUE COLOURS

Love bold tones and patterns, but too nervous to use them in your home? Fear not! Interiors editor Sally Cullen asks the experts to share their bright ideas

While many of us are happy to make a bold statement with a bright outfit or a patterned scarf, how many of us bring that colour confidence into our homes? Though a neutral palette can be sophisticated and soothing, if your heart soars at the sight of an unusual combination (red and pink, anyone?) why not go for it?

Reassuringly, if you are keen to try the world of colour, there’s no need to dive in and decorate your whole room in a riot of shades, hoping for the best. Help is at hand in the form of two iconic British brands, Farrow & Ball and Liberty, which have collaborated to create a foolproof edit of timeless paint colours and complementary interiors fabrics.

Joa Studholme, colour curator from Farrow & Ball, and Bryony Rae Sheridan, buying manager from Liberty, show us how to lose our inhibitions with their expert tips…