Touch and see: How colour and texture can be the secret weapon to elevate your interiors

Using wooden panelling and slats, paint and rugs to good effect

Warm Brickstock paint by Colourtrend with wood panelling and slats mix colour and texture for a trending look.

A combination of colour and texture to bring a new feel to a space is one of the go-to trends this season, with three elements to consider — wooden panelling and slats, paint and rugs, the latter being perennially popular for texture underfoot, as Tracy Sheridan, colour and interior consultant at flooring specialist Matt Britton, tells me.

“Rugs can soften a room and transform it and bring a bit of your own personality,” she says. “They’re versatile and can be moved around the house, but if they’re too big they’re overpowering; too small and they’re lost.”