Point of focus

A standout, eye-catching design in any room not only tells a story, it also draws our attention and sparks wonder

- CLAUDIA BRYANT

MAKE AN ENTRANCE

Graphic prints hung side by side over a bespoke metal console create a striking impact. Shapely accessories in glass and marble further enhance the ensemble.

Walls in Hardwick White estate emulsion, £49.50 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball. Transfer (left) and Contour prints, £570 each, Formworks. Tremble table, £9,600, Cox London. Top shelf from left: Venito lamp, £185, Soho Home. Vintage hand-blown glass vase, £195, Edition 94. Magic Jar Candy Floss Rose by Normann Copenhagen, £89, Couverture & The Garbstore. Bottom shelf from left: Blackfish stoneware plate by Takashi Tsushima, £175, Among the Pines. Corinium platter, £38, Neptune. Tall plinth in Marble Rose Calacatta Viola by Norm Architects for Menu, £997, Aram Store. Hudson rug, £6,268, The Rug Company

VA-VA-VOOM VELVET

A lavishly curvaceous red sofa takes centre stage, tempered by elegant monochrome furniture and understated geometric curtains.

Walls, as before. Curtains in Circuit in Carbon, £176m, Schumacher. Curtain pole from a selection at John Lewis & Partners. Arbor three-seater sofa in Alpaca velvet by Matthew Hilton, from £4,345, The Conran Shop. Cushions from left: Ankara square