Add opulent wallpaper: it's the simplest and most effective way to give a room instant high-luxe impact, and there are some beautiful designs around since it came back into vogue. Osborne & Little has produced quality papers for years, and the new designs are rich and oversized – just the thing for a statement wall or behind a bedhead. Cole & Son has also been drawing from its extensive archive and is renowned for bringing the outside in, with a feast of flowers and foliage. Turn to Designers Guild if you fancy some great colours and patterns.

Accessorise with tactile fabrics on cushions and throws, and don’t be afraid to mix textures and patterns. And roll that theme over the floorboards, too – there’s nothing like a thick soft pile to sink naked toes into. Even John Lewis knows its reindeer from its cow these days.

Get moody with deep, dark shades: a chest of drawers painted black will look a lot more fabulous than its bright and easy pine counterpart; a dark-stained floor and deep-pile rugs will make yours a really hedonistic haven. Visit Caravan for hand-painted chests of drawers; Homebase will happily furnish you with woodstain.

Dress your bed with Egyptian cotton and curl up under a cashmere blanket for soft, sweet luxury – your bedroom needs to feel good as well as look good. Head to The White Company and get into higher-than-high thread-count cottons, or try Peacock Blue for crisp luxury; Brora will provide you with cashmere-lined cosiness.

And if you’re really pushing that decadent boat out, why not get a roll-top bath installed in the corner or at the foot of the bed? You need never leave your bedroom…

Emily Chalmers is an interiors writer and stylist, and owner of the gorgeous interiors shop Caravan in London’s Spitalfields Market. Her most recent book is Contemporary Country (£18.99, Ryland, Peters & Small).