An open plan kitchen diner looks cool and collected with a white backdrop and predominantly gray furniture, but the stark scheme is prevented from appearing too cold with the introduction of a warm wooden floor, and casual placement of a matching throw.

This bedroom explores a similar color story, but also introduces pretty butterfly art on the headboard feature wall, giving the room a more visual connection with nature.

Flowers are a quick and easy way of bringing the outdoors in.

Even one solitary piece of furniture picked out in wood tone can lift a sombre scheme.

Animal accessories make another attractive nature addition.

When decorating around wooden furnishings, many homeowners select a blending cream palette, but contrasting black paintwork gives a much more striking result.

A combination of wood and chrome accents give a crisp look.

A sprig of green freshens almost any backdrop.

This wooden dining suite is brought bang up to date with white edging.

A rustic hessian throw softens an ultra contemporary white accent chair.

Rustic twigs add interest to an ordinary standing lamp.

Modern entertainment units have added interest in a rustic wood finish, complemented here by a tree stump side table.

A shell paperweight makes a subtle addition.

An antler style chandelier is an apt crown to this rustic-meets-industrial scheme.

Whitewashed wood creates a gentler rustic theme.

This wood tone looks like sunshine against a gray wall, especially with the glow of the light-box for displaying treasured items.

Deeper wood stain adds weight to a pale cream scheme.