5 top tips for texture and Pattern in your home.

1. You can never overdose on texture. The more you add the more intriguing a room becomes. The key is to create as much friction as you can, Mix rough with the mouth, and stubby with polished it will never feel too much.

2. You can mix as many patterns as you want (forget all that mumbo jumbo about combining small-scale motifs mixed with large-scale patterns the game changer is in the colour palette. Do that and you can mix to your heart's content.

3. Add something shiny, Like magpies, we are often drawn to something shiny, a lacquered table or even a vessel you name it will bounce and reflect the light beautifully.

4. If you're scared of patterns, start small, add a few textiles like throws and cushions to your space, and just watch it change. Rugs are a game changer. In fact, in my book, all rugs, no matter how small, should have some element of pattern as it enlivens floors like nothing else I know

5. Lastly, adding a serious dose of pattern and texture has got nothing to do with money. You can find the most fabulous things at flea markets and auction houses. I’ve picked up rugs for a song, and remnants of rugs that I’ve turned into cushions for clients. I’ll search out cool fabric and get them made up into cushions (half the price of buying in a store), I’ll turn sheepskins into cushions, bits of old carpet into ottomans. I seek out brown furniture and then take it to the garage to get it car-sprayed so that it looks like lacquer! The only limitation is the mind, I reckon!