Warm tones will make your home look cozy.

Adding lux fabrics like silk and velvet will make your room look glamorous.

Check stores like Laura Ashley to source pretty classic prints, perfect for lightening up Victorian and Georgian houses and chocolate-box cottages.

Add a wood burner too keep a room warm even if all your design is light and bright.

You can be striking with a graphite grey wall and pops of colour.

Add quilts and cute textiles to leather chairs and wooden furniture to take away the harshness.