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BOLDLY GO

The hallway offers an ideal opportunity to make a colour statement; as it’s a space you merely pass through, you can afford to be a bit more boisterous. Look to existing artwork for colour cues. This vibrant orange in the hallway of the New York-based interior designer Sheila Bridges was inspired by the colours of Morocco, where she travels for inspiration. ‘While I’d never use a bold colour like this in a bedroom or living room, I love using jewel tones for more public spaces,’ she says.

THERE ON THE STAIR

A patterned runner is an easy way to

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