We can't get enough of stripes. They're great for making a space modern, but work brilliantly to create a coastal inspired decor. We're fans of big stripes, small stripes, vertical and horizontal. If you don't go to bold and keep it subtle they can really bring a space together.

Yes be careful - use your local independant retailer - not a man in a van ! Or large national - to get a great choice and professional advise . And taking your wallpaper sample with you to the showroom will help you narrow down the choice and then you must take a few samples home ! Some shops may even let you take home rugs and runners to try ! Just a word of warning if you have any turns in your stairs and your looking at a strip carpet the pattern may not match - ask the shop to send someone around to measure and advice on your stairs - Parfitts carpets don't charge for this and will give you free professional advice.

I know you are saying you want something with green but have you thought of a blue rug? A deep blue with not much pattern to tie everything together and bring some groundless to your space. At the moment everything is grey, pale or pastel colours with pattern or solid surfaces and the space needs an element of groundless to bring all elements together. The colour blue is the number one colour that is easiest to perceive by the human eye, therefore it will never feel heavy or overwhelming for you to look at. It will also provide a nice complimentary composition for all your other accent colours. I wouldn't use green as the wrong green can be very harsh to the eyes. Green and grey are also two colours that are currently trendy but will be out of style soon, when the trend is over.

It's a very bold look so I think if you're going to go for it then go for it with the bolder black and white design. Try moving both of your sofas forward a few inches to give the curtains a little space. You could add a baroque style mirror on the dining wall to zone that area, perhaps a round or round'ish one. I'd also accessorise the table. If you wanted to expand the look further than switch the White cabinet for a Louis style one in a bold colour which would pop (hate that word but can't think of another!) against the wallpaper