LOVE it or loathe it, there'll be no escaping football for the next few weeks at least. So make sure you're the most stylish fan around with the best footie-themed home accessories.

If that's not your game, simply humour the supporters in your life with a few well-placed touches just to show you're flying the flag.

And if you're not supporting England, but are still planning to be glued to the screen, there are plenty of winning items to get you in the mood - without having to resort to red and white.

LIGHT UP

  • Floodlighting the lounge might be taking things a bit far, but you could add atmosphere with a string of football shaped lights, £15 from John Lewis, £14.99 from Next, or at the bargain price of £10 from TJ Hughes.
  • Fly the flag on your lights with the clever string of 20 football lights, £9.99 at Argos, which also has six extra interchangeable St George Cross red and white shades.
  • Go patriotic with a Union Jack pendant shade, £10.99 from Next.

FLOOR GAMES

  • Young fans would love Tarkett's Trendy vinyl collection of flooring that resembles a football pitch. 'Foot' has a green turf effect scattered with footballs, and there's the plainer 'Grass'. Both cost £15.99 per square metre from selected Allied Carpet Stores.
  • Play for time on a green football pitch rug with a flag border, £12.99 from Argos.
  • Or watch the action from a black and white football shaped rug, £5.99 from Woolworths. Next also has a black and white football rug, £14.99 and cushion £7.99.

GRANDSTAND SEATS

  • For cheap and comfy seating, go for a few blow-up chairs. Try an inflatable circular black and white football chair, £8.99, from Woolworths, while Asda has a World Cup Blow Up Chair, for £7.
  • Supporters with plenty of dosh could lounge back in The St George Sling Seat with an aluminium base and a suspended sling available in leather or fabric especially designed for footie fans.

Prices start from £375 in fabric and £600 in leather and are available from Anti-Quaint with a matching foot stool.

  • Or if you're expecting visiting fans, choose an England beanbag for extra seating. It's blue and emblazoned with the Three Lions emblems, £19.99. There's also a black and white football bean bag cover, £14.99, plus inner bag, £19.99. Both are from Argos.

HALF-TIME KIT

  • Serve beers chilled by popping them into an inflatable football ice bucket, £12 from John Lewis.
  • Or if you don't want to miss a second of the action running to the kitchen, opt for a mini fridge. Woolworth's England Coola kit, includes fridge and a St George's flag and Cap, and costs £19.99. Argos has a similar fridge which holds six regular size cans, also £19.99.
  • Match the glasses to the mood with a selection from House of Fraser. Bright red Coca Cola glasses, £2 each and Footballer 2006 glasses are £4 each.
  • Have a cup of coffee to pep you up during extra time in a stylish England espresso mug and saucer, £29.90, from Villeroy & Boch, or use an England mug for a cuppa from Marks & Spencer, £3.

SLEEPY SUPPORTERS

  • Don't oversleep and miss a crucial match - instead invest in a football alarm clock, £10 from Marks & Spencer.
  • And show your pride while you sleep, with England bedding sets from House of Fraser, in white or red. A double duvet set, costs £35 or single set £25.
  • Little boys could fly the flag with an England bedding set, £24.99, matching England Flash curtains from £24.99. Both from Next.

BATH TIME

  • Make a patriotic splash in the bathroom with an England Flash bath towel. It costs £9.95 from John Lewis.
  • Or dry off with a Three Lions bath towel, £14.99, from Next.
  • House of Fraser has a bright red England bath sheet or one with the St George Cross and England badge, £15 each.

FINISHING TOUCHES

  • A bouquet in the colours of your favourite team - whoever you decide to support - is available from florist Kenneth Turner, who's offering football flower arrangements. Call Kenneth Turner at Harrods: 020 7225 6665/kennethturner.com
  • Ensure people get in the football mood the instant they arrive at your home by using a St George's Cross door mat. It costs £13 from John Lewis.
  • Tune into the latest scores on a white and red England Boombox from Woolworths - the radio and CD player costs £19.99.

PATRIOTIC PETS

  • Don't leave pets out of the World cup. The Original Dog Hammock Company, offers a pet hammock with the cross of St George, and is suitable for either cats or dogs. Prices start from £29.99 for an extra small hammock up to £69.99 for an extra large hammock.
  • Put a garden gnome dressed in full England kit, in your garden to show your solidarity! It may not be posh - the Royal Horticultural Society has banned gnomes at this year's Chelsea flower show because it says they're "too tacky" - but they've got many fans and it could be argued they fall into that desirable 'kitsch' category. £5 from Asda.

By Gabrielle Fagan