We suggest getting making tape and laying it out on the floor where furniture is to go, measuring it. You need to pick each item to fit appropriately into the space and to sit nicely alongside the other items in the room. Colour Select your colours IN the space where you intend to use them. They are affected by many factors including the windows which may cast cool or warm light, artificial lighting, and reflected colours form things like trees, carpet and walls.

Scale Pick the right scale of furniture for the room. You will be amazed (and potentially heartbroken) at how colours can change from how they appear in the store versus in your space. A gorgeous sofa that is too big can make a good room go bad. If you want to avid colour trends that will date, take your inspiration from a piece of art, pictures of nature or even cooking magazines. This applies to paint colours (please buy test pots first), fabrics (ask for samples), and furnishings.

There is nothing worse than a demure little coffee table sitting next to two big chunky side table.