The English Home

BORDER CONTROL

orders are back on the agenda, with interior designers, decorators and homeowners all enjoying their creative versatility. Experiment with wallpaper, paint, tiles or trims and add a playful and stylish edge to a room scheme. Borders work well in creating maximum impact with little effort due to the design being naturally confined to a linear shape of limited size. Opt for a classic feel and run a border towards the top of a room, or alternatively look for intriguing ways to experiment with the scale and size of a room by adding a border further down, or even as a vertical, or as a frame to add ‘panel’ style interest to a plain wall or cabinet door. Play with colour and pattern and use borders to create notes of

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