Don't be afraid of the dark when it comes to interiors

Whichever style has piqued your interest this autumn, Kya deLongchamps shows you the best way to achieve it, from tone on tone to wood notes.

You might have noticed the gathering shadows of the showroom floors this autumn. There is of course perennial marketing at work. Stylists ravish the senses and pinch at our credit cards with suggestions of dimmed light, skin-caressing throws, intimate late evenings, and the hypnotic flash of firelight. However, the cosseting library hush of a determinedly dark room is nothing to be afraid of. Try out tips to dip into the seductive dark side of decor.

Tone on tone