For cool as ice interiors, paint your home in a whiter shade of pale

Modernist White (alcove), Mockingbird (surrounding wall and shelves), Apres Ski (far right), all £42 for 2.5l, Fired Earth

From left: Snizort Seathrift, from £24.50 for 2.5l, Isle of Skye Paint Company; Chicago Grey, £19.95 for 1l, Annie Sloan

From left: Blue Gravel and Cloud Burst, both from £14 for 2.5l, Crown; Cancún, from £16 for 2.5l, B&Q GoodHome