Marianne Cotterill rounds up the best sunny interiors to put a spring in your step
There are so many positive words that describe yellow — joyous, creative, hopeful — who wouldn’t want to bring this into their home right now? Seeking its life-affirming warmth, I painted a bedroom sunflower yellow, contrary to perceived advice that it is an over-stimulating colour.
If you can’t face yellow on the walls, bring in small touches with accessories that will brighten any space (even a lava lamp that creates yellow shadows can lift the spirits) or a clutch of seasonal daffodils, which as Wordsworth noted
in ‘I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud’, never fail to bring joy on the gloomiest of days.
Montes & Clark Otomi Cushion, £95
Mathmos Lava Lamp, £86
Baggu bag, £9
Klimchi jug, £95
Mag side table by Daniel Schofield, £495
Wave rug by Verner Panton, £1,325
Adico Portuguese 5008 chair, £130
Montes & Clark Flatware Cutlery, £162 for set of six
Aykasa folding crate, £10.95
Flos Bellhop portable rechargeable table lamp, £175
The Conran Shop Ochre bed linen collection, from £35
Amy Somerville Marlenaz Desk, POA
Swedish Ninja Little Darling lamp, £575
Mini Moderns Moordale wallpaper, £50 per roll
The Lacquer Company Belles River tray, £375