Cosy hues

Autumn is the time to warm up our interiors by embracing fading greens and blazing oranges, writes Carol O’Callaghan

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us, not that we didn’t have our fair share of mists and fog already over the course of the summer.

But this lovely season of autumn has its merits and is far more reliable in its advances than its predecessor with empty promises of balmy nights. Autumn reliably offers up fading green leaves turning to rust, blazing oranges and more subdued yellows with warm ambers in between. There’s also the happy embrace of reds and vigorous plummy tones for anyone who is now chilled by summer beach house pale blues and the white walls and pastels of spring. It really is that time of year when we’re craving a little warmth in our interior environment in the same way we’re starting to long for roasted vegetables after months of refreshing but cold salads.