Bazaar accessories.

ONE of the joys of this style is that one or two eye-catching accessories may be all that's needed to "transport" a room to warmer climes.

Build up the heat - and the look - gradually, by sourcing items such as decorative glass handles to revamp a cupboard or door, embroidered cushions or jewel-coloured throws.

A vibrant Temple Jewels quilt and sham set, pounds 54, and a set of six flocked glass jars, pounds 23.25, from QVC, could be suitably exotic touches for a boudoir.

Pretty details, such as knobs that are as brightly coloured as sweeties, can be found at John Lewis, and its selection starts from pounds 2.45.

Graham & Green's collection of variously coloured glass door handles are pounds 18.95 each, while another good destination for Indian summer touches, Really Linda Barker, offers a set of three crystal knobs for pounds 18.75, and it also has an unusual Indian-style table parasol, pounds 29.95.

Capture the grace of the colonial Raj by serving drinks on silver trays, pounds 10 each from Bhs, or by holding an elegant tea party.

These two accessories could make an occasion special: jewelled teaspoons, pounds 28 for a set of six, from The Travelling Souk, and an Elephant shaped tea-cosy, pounds 45, embroidered by Kashmiri craftsmen, from The Victoria and Albert Museum shop.

Finish a scheme by displaying personal touches such as a Mango wood elephant-shaped photo frame or beaded Flower and Butterfly photo holders, both pounds 12.50 each, from The Natural Collection.

HOT BUY: Marks & Spencer's aptly-named Indian Summer leaf-embroidered cushion, pounds 35, in rich reds, blues, purple and golds, on a brown background.

CAPTION(S):

Elephant teacosy, pounds 45, from The Victoria and Albert Museum shop Set of six spoons, pounds 28, from The Travelling Souk