Sometimes an element of surprise is what you need to really bring a room to life. An unexpected colour combination, perhaps (think rich, rusty orange meeting a zesty lime green) or eccentric antique furniture mixed with more affordable small decorative items like tableware. Bringing a curatorial, mismatched approach to choosing and hanging art is also key to achieving a layered, eclectic, and personal look. The last thing any of us want is a house that looks like a clinical, austere show home. In the below schemes, Rémy Mishon gives a masterclass in how to style rooms with these ideas in mind to gloriously colourful and pattern-filled effect.
