Background wallpaper Sophie Conran for Arthouse Fiji Palm wallpaper in Citrus, £15 per roll, B&Q
If there is ever a month to embrace a tropical theme, August is it, and with the Rio Olympics this summer, this is a trend that has really taken off this year, with bright and vibrant colours taking over our homes, gardens and parties.
Make your interiors sizzle with hot pink, orange, turquoise, yellow and green. Choose exotic leaf and floral prints, and add character with palm trees and pineapples, flamingoes and birds of paradise. Worried the vibrancy in your home might not work as well once summer has disappeared for another year? Tone it down by combining it with some warmer neutrals, and perhaps a deeper, mossy green, and choose more subdued, cooler versions of those hot exotic brights.