Modern romance living room

Soft palette

Grey doesn’t have to look cold or uninviting – a muted shade can be relaxing and modern.

Walls in Pearl Ashes matt emulsion, £22.50 per 2.5ltr, Fired Earth. Floor in Ventus Gilma 1830 carpet, £44.20 per sq m, The Alternative Flooring Company. Blinds made in Iris 1767, £20 per m, Romanie Plains collection at Harlequin. Portland two-seater sofa, £1,499, Portland stool in silver, £399, mirrored side table, £149, all Marks & Spencer. On side table: large mirrored vase, £19.50, Marks & Spencer. Milano wine tables, £150 each, John Lewis. Giant ceramic lamps with shades, £350 each, Art 253 upholstered chair, from £895, all Andrew Martin. On chair: Marie Deluxe cushion, £7.99, Dunelm Mill. Silver bullet vase (behind chair) £50, Linea at House of Fraser. Cushions on sofa (from left): Sparkle silver, £35, The White Company; Salemo in silver, £5.99, Dunelm Mill; round pink, £20 each, grey Piped City, £16, all Maison range at Bhs; looped wool with sequins, £69, Toast; Taffeta Knotted, £30, Rocha.John Rocha at Debenhams; grey pleat, find similar at Dunelm Mill. Glitter knitted throw, £50, Debenhams. On stool: Silver Circles bowl, £30, John Lewis; silver crackled leather notebooks, £25 small and £60 large, both Heal's; pale green notebook, from a selection, John Lewis; tray, coffee pot, milk jug and mugs, from £17 each, all Nick Munro at John Lewis; Fontainbleau cup and saucer, £16, ribbed tealight holder, £6, both Brissi. On mantelpiece: square mirrored tea-light holders, £4 each, Debenhams; tall ribbed bottle vase, £20, John Lewis; Floridium carriage clock, £130, Heal's; diamond-shaped paperweight, from £10.95, white embossed bowl, £18.95, both Joanna Wood; magnetic world map, £145, Pedlars; ribbed onion vase, £25, silver hammered vase, £20, both John Lewis.

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