Summer is finally here and what better way to welcome it into your home than by a spot of home improvement, with an influx of Oriental Style, hard and soft furnishings.

The Daily Mail (20th June 2009), advises that we take a softly, softly, approach to adding a hint of Oriental into our residences, and, although never previously knowingly associated with subtlety, The Daily Mail promoted and encourages the use of flourishing florals, in addition to tasteful eggshell and fiery pink hues.

Try adding a feature wall, decorated with Pompadour wallpaper. A mere £46, for a ten-metre roll, this Oriental style wallpaper is available from Osborne & Little website, and it is the epitome of Oriental chic. But be careful to use it sparingly, so as not to take over the whole room!

For a show stopping item of furniture, The Daily Mail recommends an Oriental style lamp, that, whilst not to everyone’s taste, will certainly be a talking ’statement piece’ of any room. A metal branch style table lamp, with an owl perched half way and topped off with a white and pink lampshade, is available for £325 from the Designers Guild.

If you are looking for stylish flowers and summer florals to complete your Oriental look, then go to the An Angel at My Table website. A potted Cerise Orchid will cost you £30, but will last a lifetime.

If you have cash to splash, then an Oriental floral patterned Norton armchair, costing just under £1400, could be yours from Heals. Finally, The Daily Mail recommends a trip to Knots Interiors for a Florence Broadhurst Rug, a steal at just under £3000.

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