2022-03-01 Ideal Home

“I think it's important to add your

PERSONALITY to every ROOM – it's
what makes a house a HOME

”

“Blush pink feels
warm and cosy”

‘I always say to my clients that a bedroom should be
somewhere to retreat to at the end of a long day, so I
listened to my own advice and created a soothing space.
Green is a wonderfully calming colour thanks to its
connection with nature, while blush pink ensures cosiness.’
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Walls in Pigeon estate emulsion, £49.50 for 2.5ltr, Farrow &
Ball. Try Kipling bed, £799, Swoon Editions. Sofia Pink chenille
and velvet armchair, £395, Oliver Bonas, would work here

REAL HOMES LIGHT ON
Lucca five-arm metal
TILE DETAIL
pendant in Black,
A chic black pencil £160, Habitat
tile along the top of
the white tiles draws PERCH PERFECT
the eye around the Vitra Eames house bird
room and mirrors the
black horizontal lines ornament, £175, Nest
TOP LINES
of the shower for Fluted vase in
a cohesive feel Soft Grey, £35,
Cox & Cox

STYLE
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ECLECTIC STYLE

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Bombay Duck Letterpop
Love embroidered Pink
cushion, £39.95, Daisy Park

1 MONOCHROME
MAGIC

Stockholm rug,

from £169, Ikea

“It’s channelling POT LUCK
1920s New York” Brass planter
in medium,
‘Swapping an old airing cupboard for a chic £34.99, BTFY
shower enclosure has made all the difference in
the family bathroom. I wanted a look that wouldn’t HOT SEAT
date, so I took inspiration from 1920s monochrome Mentosa armchair
style and gave it a fresh, modern twist with metro
tiles laid in a stacked pattern. The roll-top bath is in Yellow, £349,
second hand and we had it painted to match the MyFurniture
black steel-frame shower doors.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Harlequin Decor 1 floor tiles, £40.80sq m; Oska Linen
wall tiles, £46.34sq m, both Mandarin Stone.
Aquaglass Crittall enclosure, £435.90, QS Supplies

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| DREAM HOUSE |

At eTrMaENpT y
BL CONTEMPORARY
FINI H PERIOD DETAILS,
TOM AND ANTONIA GAME’S
MANSION BLOCK FLAT HAS BEEN

CAREFULLY RECONFIGURED TO
CREATE AN ELEGANT HOME FOR
A GROWN-UP FAMILY OF FOUR

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REAL HOMES

WOW MOMENT

Contemporary armchairs
in Pierre Frey fabric

inject a burst of pattern
and colour against a
refined palette

Living room

Antonia and Tom focused on
how each space would be used
socially. Here, a trio of round
side tables in varying styles and
sizes ensure everyone has a
spot for their coffee cup.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Mad armchair, price on request,
Poliform. Crosby mirror, price
on request, Ochre. Similar
nesting coffee tables, £299 for
a set of two, Cult Furniture.
Bespoke fireplace, Chesney’s

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REAL HOMES

Stylish light fittings
create a statement

throughout
the apartment

HOME NOTES

WHO LIVES HERE?
Tom and Antonia Game
live here with their two

grown-up children.
THE PROPERTY
A three-bedroom
apartment in an Edwardian
mansion block in
Marylebone, London.

w hen it came to finding a London a community feel,’ says Tom. ‘It had to be a place
base, this mansion block with enough room for us to be together as a
apartment wasn’t Tom and family, but where our grown-up children could
also have their own space. The agent showed us
Antonia Game’s first choice. this apartment almost as an afterthought.’

Despite having well maintained The flat is set on the second floor of a red-brick
Edwardian building, and it was its double-
communal spaces, its traditional layout of fronted reception room with bay windows
looking out over the lively high street that drew
narrow corridors flanked by separate kitchen, the couple in. The rest of the property, however,
needed thinking about. ‘There were functional
dining and living spaces seemed out of sync

with the open plan home the couple envisioned.

‘We had been living in Surrey, and wanted to

find a spacious home in central London that had

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WOW MOMENT

Secret storage
hides behind
panelling under the
window seat

Dining area

A layout that encourages the
family to spend time together
was crucial to the design. The
original bay window acts as a
frame for the dining table, which
is situated to take advantage of
views of the street below.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Knoll Saarinen chair, £1,452;
Flos ICS2 pendant light, £495,
both The Conran Shop. Edelweiss
table, £479, Made.com, would work

WOW MOMENT

The pendant light,
which mirrors the
length of the kitchen
island, highlights the
pleasing proportions
of this open-plan space

Kitchen

A section of the room behind
was used to create a recess for
cabinets; the dishwasher and
oven are housed in the island.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Kitchen, price on request, Crafted
Cabinetry. Compendium light,
£766, Viaduct. Basic Modern
clock, £13, Amazon, is similar

REAL HOMES

WOW MOMENT

The stunning artwork
fills this neutral space

with colour

Kitchen

Rich blue-black woodwork
and textures, such as leather
on the bar stools, add contrast
and interest to the design.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Fiber bar stool, £669, Muuto. Try
the Talbot vase, £34, Abigail Ahern

“Full-height DOORS always help a SPACE feel “
LIGHTER, BRIGHTER and more important
but tired bathrooms, and a separate kitchen with com), an interior designer who had worked on
almost no natural light,’ says Tom. similar properties nearby. Imagining an urban
pad that would accommodate the whole family,
The property had been done up to be let in their brief to Katie was precise and ambitious.
the 1980s by a developer who added melamine ‘We were inspired by the luxurious feel of
flooring and incongruous columns, while Parisian apartments, and an open plan living
stripping out all of the original details, such as area where we could all spend time together
cornices, fireplaces and architraves. ‘Almost was a must,’ says Tom.
nothing that had been left was fit for purpose,’
he adds. At this point their agent introduced the The predictable solution might have been to
couple to Katie McCrum (katiemccrumstudio. position the kitchen at one end of the long living

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REAL HOMES

Bedroom

The new Arts and Crafts-style
panelling in this room, painted
a lush blue, conceals handy
storage behind sliding doors
for an elegant, streamlined feel.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Buster & Punch hooked
wall light, £291, Holloways of
Ludlow. Similar duvet cover,
Luna, £229, Soho Home

WOW
MOMENT

A compact
bedside table

suits the
room’s smaller

proportions

“Sliding doors within PANELLING is a subtle “
way to hide a MULTITUDE of STORAGE sins
area. Instead, Katie encouraged the couple to there were previously two bathrooms, there are
take a risk and reconfigure the apartment’s now three bathrooms and three bedrooms.
whole layout. A chunk of space was stolen from
the main bedroom and they were able to open up The serenity of the finished main bathroom,
a wall so that the new kitchen sits in a recess which had previously been the kitchen, gives
echoing the shape of the bay window opposite. away no clues about the endless decisions behind
its design. ‘Almost everything in the space was
‘Because we’d already taken space from the wrong – the odd shape of the walls, the pipework
main bedroom, it made sense to start again and that couldn’t be moved, the impossible drainage.
remove other walls in order to create a layout that It forced us to get creative.’ Instead of a solid
would best suit the family,’ says Katie. Where wall, a glazed partition was designed to screen

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Main bathroom

Once the dark, awkwardly
configured kitchen, this room
has been transformed into a
beautiful bathing space, which
feels both visually stunning and
tranquil thanks to the glazed
screen and floating vanity units.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Picasso bath, £1,395, Lusso Stone,
is a match. Harbour vanity unit,
from £299, Drench, would work
here. Mirrored cabinets, price on
request Crafted Cabinets

WOW MOMENT

Enclosing the
bathtub behind
glass screens
creates a spa-like
feeling of privacy
and luxury

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Second bedroom

Next to the built-in wardrobe, a
floating desk brings interest to
a corner where the combination
of mirror and shelf create an
unexpected feature.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Try Trigala wall desk, £126, La
Redoute. Similar stool, Utah, £79,
Cult Furniture. JWDA concrete
lamp, £189, Royal Design UK.

WOW MOMENT

An elegant desk
can double as a
dressing table for

the smartest
use of space

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REAL HOMES

Shower room

In this new bathroom, the
walls are clad in microcement,
which glows like traditional
plasterwork, adding depth
to the compact space.
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Try Ayla encaustic cement
tiles, £109sq m, Terrazzo Tiles.
Milano Amara wall-mounted tap
in Brushed Copper, £184.99, Big
Bathroom Shop, would work here

WOW MOMENT

The intricate floor
tile design draws
the eye and creates
interest within the
neutral scheme

“The bathrooms had many CHALLENGES but were “
the most SUCCESSFUL part of the PROJECT
FEATURE MARY WEAVER/GEORGIE RODGERS the double showers and bath, at the same time to the compact bathrooms, while plenty of
PHOTOGRAPHS DAVIDE LOVATTI maximising the daylight. To create cohesion mirrors reflect light around to illuminate dark
within the space, the same porcelain used on the corners. Additionally, the couple have reinstated
walls tops the lacquered vanity units. Brass the original features that had been removed forty
mirrors echo the shower fittings and the raised years previously, such as cast iron radiators and
floor, which conceals drainage, creates a division elegant Arts and Crafts style panelling, which
between wet and dry areas. now cleverly conceals much needed storage.
Deftly redesigned to suit 21st century living, the
Throughout the flat, a range of design tricks apartment now accommodates the whole family
has been used to enhance space and light. and is endlessly stylish to boot. n
Microcement walls add the appearance of depth

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" REAL HOMES

| STYLE HOUSE | HOME NOTES

I’VE FOUND JOY IN WHO LIVES HERE?
Julia Lindquist, husband Nick
colour and sons Jack, five, and Lucas,
four. Julia is head of brand and
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PAINT CHOICES
PROVIDE THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR VINTAGE marketing for Mylands
(mylands.com) and Nick is a
FURNITURE AND BOLD ARTWORK IN JULIA UX designer for the BBC
LINDQUIST’S MINIMALIST LONDON HOME
THE PROPERTY
A three-bedroom Victorian
terraced house in Brockley,

south London

67MARCH 2022 IDEALHOME.CO.UK ‘As we have quite a
slouchy sofa in the

other room, we
picked a vintage
Danish design for
here as we wanted
something more

contemporary
and minimal’

BOLD
STATEMENT

‘We both love
abstract modern
artwork and large
pieces like this one
not only add a
dramatic splash but
also help to link
the ground floor
spaces together’

“Not all whites
are the same”

‘We wanted a simple calm look so we chose
quite a soft white. It works well with lots of
different colours but feels slightly greyer in
the evenings. Some people think that any
white is white, but that’s definitely not the
case – at Mylands we have so many different
shades to choose from and the variation of it
can make a huge difference to the space you’re
in, depending on the play of the light.’
BUY THE KEY PIECES

Walls in Maugham White No.2 Marble Matt,
£53 for 2.5ltr, Mylands

REAL HOMES

“Paint has
transformed
the stairs”

‘We chose a matt finish for the walls
which is scrubbable so it’s great if you
get scuffs. On the stairs we’ve used a
gloss finish, which is reflective and really
hard-wearing. The blue we chose is quite
a playful colour so we thought it was a
good choice here. The banister had too
many layers of paint to strip it back and
restore, so we painted it a dark brown
which people now assume is wood.
There’s also scope for a loft conversion
to give the boys a new bedroom before
they’re teenagers. The stairs would go
where our vintage laundry cupboard is.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Large Argyll pendant, £109, Soho Lighting
Company. Banister painted in London
Brown No.287 wood & metal matt; spindles
painted in Boathouse No.33 gloss, both
£73 for 2.5ltr, Mylands

“Our flooring
makes it”

‘As the previous owners had installed the
kitchen just a couple of years earlier, we
kept the units but replaced the drab lino
with tiles as they’re more practical in a
busy kitchen. I had black-and-white
checkerboard tiles in the house I grew
up in, and we love monochrome. They’re
absolutely beautiful and really make the
rest of the ground-floor kitchen area and
downstairs toilet sing, as well as working
really well with the natural wood table
that Nick made himself.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Alalpardo tiles, £74.70sq m, Bert & May.
Try Nordic dining chairs, natural weave,
£169 each, Cult Furniture. For a similar
table, try Covington reclaimed wood
dining table, £415, Barker & Stonehouse

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“Pops of rust” “ ”Being around COLOUR every
day has made me BOLDER
‘Our boys are only a year apart and they
wanted to share a bedroom. The room is FEATURE KAREN WILSON PHOTOGRAPHS BETH DAVIS
a good size but we wanted to create a
space that wouldn’t date too quickly and
would last them for the next five to eight
years. We’d been inspired by similar
built-in joinery online and came up with
a design featuring four single beds to
make the most of the space. We don’t
want to move house anytime soon and
most of our family don’t live in London,
so this place has to double up as
somewhere friends and family can stay
over, and in the future where our boys
can have sleepovers. I think we’ve
succeeded in creating a look that’s not
too childish, adds some storage to the
room and also works with the light in the
space. As well as complementing the
blue walls, the rust-coloured accessories
also reference the walls of the bathroom.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Exterior cabinetry in Maugham White
No.2 gloss, £73 for 2.5ltr; main walls in
Bedford Square No.229; bathroom wall
in Covent Garden Floral No.270, both
marble matt, £53 for 2.5ltr, all Mylands

“Blue hues are REAL HOMES
so calming” IMMERSIVE COLOUR

‘Our bedroom is one of my favourite Paint everything the same colour,
rooms in the house. I absolutely love the including the ceiling, doors,
shade of blue paint. It’s a spectacular window frames and skirting
colour that feels vibrant in bright light
and warm, cosy and enveloping in the boards, for a visually dramatic
evening, which is exactly what you want and seamless look. Using the
in a bedroom. As there’s a big bay same paint sheen throughout
window and lots of light coming into the
room, the light play was important with enhances the feeling of
the colour scheme. I went for a tonal cohesiveness
scheme, with blue blackout curtains,
which really darken the space and make
it feel so cosy at night. The bright
artworks and yellow throw bring a
brighter colour pop into the space.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Walls painted in Long Acre No. 102 marble
matt, £53 for 2.5ltr, Mylands. Lucy Giles
artworks, price on request, Artsy.net

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decorating
TRANSFORM | UPDATE | CREATE

“It seems like DESIGN
alchemy, but there’s a
FORMULA behind the perfect
room SCHEME and you

”can master it
HEATHER YOUNG, EDITOR

PHOTOGRAPH FURNITURE VILLAGE

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| LOOKS THAT LAST | WALLPAPER
Blaua LL3101-4,
The striped curtain
complements an elegant £90 a roll,
contemporary desk. Tres Tintas
Richter desk, £3,300,
Julian Chichester. Curtains PAINT
in Maremma Rigato, Berry Picking durable
£138m, C&C Milano matt emulsion, £35.15
for 2.5ltr, Ideal Home
Emotions of Colour,

Albany at Brewers
FABRIC

Rhubarb Stripe
linen, £99m,
Mind The Gap

coSuMnARtTry
TRENDS COME AND GO, BUT HERE’S HOW
TO GIVE THIS LOOK TIMELESS APPEAL

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Zola accent chair, £185; D E C O R AT I N G
Maxwell Geo rug, from
£60; Cassia sideboard, SLEEK & STYLISH
£475; Abstract table
lamp, £80; Red Retro Start with a pale-grey base and
wall art, £50 each; then add pops of berry red by
Chrome floor light, painting an alcove, laying a rug,
£99, all Next or adding an occasional chair in an
eye-catching geometric print.

STYLE DIRECTION

“Combine simple chair
shapes with geometric
patterns and prints, in shades

of rhubarb red & pink,
for a smart retro look

"NICKY PHILLIPS, DECORATING EDITOR

STYLE DIRECTION

“Avoid red becoming too
overpowering by using
plenty of white, black and
"wood in the scheme
NICKY PHILLIPS, DECORATING EDITOR

MIX IT UP

Layering a daybed
with contrasting
mattress covers adds
smart stripe detail,
while piling up
mismatched cushions
creates the perfect
laid-back look.

Princesse divan with
three mattresses, £1,758;
cushions, from a selection,
all Caravane. Coffee table,

£645, Another Country

SOFTLY SOFTLY D E C O R AT I N G

Textured ceramics with metal Alan table, price on
make for an unusual focal point, request, G&O Buratti for
while small pops of rust-red from Porada at Design Centre,
Chelsea Harbour. Beetle
upholstered chairs create dining chairs, £886 each,
a sophisticated scheme.
Gubi. Beata cluster
pendant light, £3,310,
Pinch. Isparta rug, £3,500,
Oka. Sibling Reed vase,

£140, Curious Egg

PICK A PATTERN WORK IN THE MIX UP CONSIDER
RIGHT SHADES TEXTURES WALL FINISHES
Choosing a fabric design
that will stand the test of Mixing all shades of red A red and white scheme Red walls can be difficult
time can be tricky but if together in varying in just two or three to live with, especially in
you love the print, that quantities will add
will certainly mean you finishes will feel stark, living rooms and
can live with it for longer. interest to the scheme; flat and unwelcoming. Try bedrooms, so choose a
berry, brick, burgundy adding in fabric layers to white, pale grey or cream
Geometrics in a softer and crimson will all work wall as your backdrop.
mix of shades will have soften the space, using That way, adding pops of
less impact than harder together in varying velvets, slub linens and red becomes an easier
red and white contrasts. quantities. Look for wools in these shades, task. Panelling can give a
Small ditsy prints and fabrics or wallpapers that
larger florals can also be mix these shades, then along with wooden plain painted wall
select paint and plains pieces to create a interest, or try a lime
added to the mix. from colours within them. grown-up, warm and wash or concrete effect.

inviting setting.

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D E C O R AT I N G

BATHING BEAUTY FEATURE NICKY PHILLIPS PHOTOGRAPHS FUTURECONTENTHUB.COM

Choosing a classic black and
grey wallpaper ensures a red
freestanding bath becomes

the star of the show.

Bath painted in Atomic Red
intelligent eggshell, £68 for

2.5ltr, Little Greene

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STYLE DIRECTION

“Using red doesn’t have to mean
making a bold statement; light
shades on upholstery and
subtle patterns on cushions
"create a soft, cosy scheme
NICKY PHILLIPS, DECORATING EDITOR

RELAXING NOOK

Choose fabrics with small
amounts of the red within
their designs and mix with

plains. A variety of
patterns in similar hues
gives a quick and easy

seasonal update.

Peggy chair in Dusty Rose, £560, Sofa.com.
Bench cushion in Brinley in Anthracite, £49.50m,

Romo. On bench, from left: Ezra cushion, £45,
Habitat. Jungle Leaf cushion, £70, Holly’s House.

Cover in Coral, £3.99, H&M. Axel cushion, £30,
Habitat. Linea cushion, £30, House of Fraser.
Heavenly cover, £34, Northlight Homestore.
Dawson cushion, £30, Habitat



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7 Add wow to an uninspiring
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My frame
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W H E R E TO B U Y 1 Black and cane mirror, £64.99, Vonhaus 2 Pineapple mirror, £245, Bombay Duck

3 Henry Holland Big Bean mirror, £69, Freemans 4 Aubree round wall mirror, £110, Very 5 Pear mirror, £89, Nest

6 Rajasthan round mirror, £156, John Lewis & Partners 7 Vivian wall mirror, £80, Dunelm

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Wrap a space in
wallpaper in dappled
brown. Beach Nut
wallpaper in Cordoba,
£97 a roll, Little Greene

| IH COLOUR EDIT |

Earthy browns
THIS MONTH, OUR COLOUR CONSULTANTS GIVE
THEIR VIEWS ON THESE RICH SHADES AND HOW
TO USE THEM FOR A BEAUTIFUL HOME

D E C O R AT I N G

W hat the Walls in Latte and Espresso
experts say... Bean, both matt emulsion,
£23.40 for 2.5ltr,
Designers and stylists share their views Ideal Home at Albany

‘Brown is surprisingly rich in itself but provides a great “BROWN is the decorator’s best
background for strong colours or designs that need to
be well-supported but not upstaged.’ friend; it accommodates all other
COLOURS and is often present in
EDWARD BULMER, INTERIOR DESIGNER AND
FOUNDER OF EDWARD BULMER PAINT furniture or floors”WOODEN
EDWARD BULMER, INTERIOR DESIGNER AND FOUNDER
‘Green-based browns tend to feel more contemporary OF EDWARD BULMER NATURAL PAINTS
and are easy to layer with natural materials, such as
raffia and light wood, for a Scandi look. Red-based
browns have a more period feel as they’re associated
with dark wood, gilt frames and rich damasks.’

PATRICK O’DONNELL, BRAND AMBASSADOR
AT FARROW & BALL

‘To achieve a chic and contemporary scheme, style pale
and earthy browns with coral and salmon pinks. Finish
with accessories in a bolder colour, such as ochre or
burgundy, depending on the tone of pink you choose.’

SUE KIM, SENIOR COLOUR DESIGNER AT VALSPAR

‘If you decide to use a dark brown in a dark space,
accessorise with metallic accents to help to bounce
light around the room and add texture.’

MARTIN WALLER, FOUNDER OF ANDREW MARTIN

‘I would always incorporate colour somewhere when
using earthy browns. A bright picture frame, a painted
lampshade base or a smaller piece of furniture in a fun
colour will do – it’s enough to bring some vivacity to a
space and stop a room feeling too hotel-y.’

ANNIE SLOAN, CHALK PAINT EXPERT

‘Use softer browns in southern light or well-lit spaces,
and darker, more dramatic browns in north-facing
rooms or those with little light for a cosier interior.’

PATRICK O’DONNELL, BRAND AMBASSADOR
AT FARROW & BALL

‘For something dramatic, team earthy brown with black.
Just make sure you break it up with areas of bright
white or cream to create a simple, stylish look. Adding
textures such silk cushions and woven rugs will elevate
this further and prevent the scheme looking dull or flat.’

SUE KIM, SENIOR COLOUR DESIGNER AT VALSPAR

the edit EARTHY BROWNS

FEATURE GINEVRA BENEDETTI BEST FOR PAIRING BEST FOR NORTH- BEST FOR SUN- BEST FOR A BEST FOR
WITH CRISP WHITES FACING ROOMS DRENCHED SPACES HOME OFFICE ADDING DRAMA
Millbank No 254 Potters Clay eggshell, Broccoli Brown estate Etruscan Brown
Antique Armoire, marble matt, from £25.50 for 0.94ltr, emulsion, £52 for 2.5ltr, emulsion, £51 for 2.5ltr,
£29 for 2.5ltr, Valspar £27 for 1ltr, Mylands Edward Bulmer Paint
Benjamin Moore Farrow & Ball
v700 range, B&Q

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| CLEVER DECORATING |

Furniture hacks
SIX STYLISH DIY PROJECTS TO PEP UP
YOUR SPACE ON A BUDGET
WARM UP MONO
Avoid a bleak look with
a rich neutral like this
shade from Crown

Transform Ikea
cupboards

Elevate inexpensive pine
units by painting, wall
mounting and adding

sleek leather handles. Use
as a run along a dining
room wall or hallway.

Give it a twist…
For an alternative to
wall-hung units, attach
hairpin legs to create a
stand-alone sideboard.

D E C O R AT I N G

Paint inside
shelving nooks

Create a statement piece
by stacking together
inexpensive bookcases
and painting the inside
recesses to create a
dramatic backdrop for

everyday objects. Make
sure the bookcases are

secured to the wall.

Give it a twist…

Swap the paint for wallpaper
to match your scheme.

IN THE SHADE

Use a tonal palette
of colours for a
grown-up feel

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D E C O R AT I N G WALL DISPLAY

Update drawer Make a personalised
fronts with piece of art with a
dowelling grouping of postcards,
in the same colour
Attach dowels in vertical scheme as your room
strips to give a chest of
drawers a designer look.
Stick firmly to the drawer

fronts to create an
on-trend fluted finish, then
paint the dowels to match

the colour of the unit.

Give it a twist…

Paint the whole cabinet a bold,
stand-out colour by using
a furniture chalk paint, or a
matt eggshell paint.

MATERIAL CHEAT S

Beige marble HEET
effect film, £6 for
Concrete
2m roll, B&Q adhesive film,
£9 for 2m roll,

Wilko

Terrazzo sticky
back plastic, £10.99,

Wayfair

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Upcycle a ADD CONTRAST
simple plinth
Accents of black in the
with film artwork, cushions and
furniture help ground
Cover a display plinth this neutral scheme
with marble-effect

adhesive plastic to create
an elegant platform
that will showcase

sculptural ceramics or a
statement table lamp.

Give it a twist…

Replace the film with a paint
effect instead – apply a

coat of limewash over the
plinth to give it a modern

gallery-style effect.

Build clever
banquette
seating

Use a simple shelving unit
as a base, combined with
an upholstered headboard
fixed to the wall above to
create a comfy back rest.

Give it a twist…

Cut foam to size and cover in
a washable fabric in a toning
colour, for a softer seating

alternative to timber.

SOFT TOUCH

Top the seat with
a fabric-covered
foam cushion for
extra comfort and
add interest with
accent cushions

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RAISE THE BAR

Arrange pieces of
reclaimed wood for
shelves, covering

them first with a
couple of coats of
chalk paint for a

finished look

Use plate racks COLOUR C HEAT SHEET
as moveable
shelving East Village matt Rolling Fog,
emulsion, from £14.50 £21.50 for 1ltr,
Mount beech plate Little Greene
holders to the wall, lining for 2.5ltr, Crown

them up next to each Pottery Class
other, then use planks for durable matt
emulsion, £35.15 for
shelves. The wooden 2.5ltr, Ideal Home
dowels double as hooks Emotions of Colour,
for kitchen utensils too. Albany at Brewers

Give it a twist…
Paint a rectangle of
contrasting colour behind the
unit to make it a real focal point.

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TRANSFORM handles, £10 for two, all Ikea. PAINT INSIDE Sculptural vase 02, £85,
IKEA CUPBOARDS Cabinets painted in Rebel, SHELVING NOOKS Alice Guillaume Ceramics,
£14.50 for 1.25ltr, Crown. Gubi Artists & Objects. Bookcase
Walls painted in East Village Bestlite floor lamp, £838.50, Addie Standard bookcase (four bottom left: Acacia wood
matt emulsion, £14.50 for 2.5ltr, Nunido. Pols Potten Peggy used), £39.99, Wayfair. Top left serving bowl, £18, John Lewis &
Crown. Ivar cabinets, £45 armchair, £784, Made in Design and bottom right bookcase, Partners. Wooden Beldi spoon,
each; Osternas leather painted in Wet Stone; top right from £3, Bohemia Design.
and bottom left in Driftwood Ceramic bowl, from £35, Kerry
durable matt emulsion, £35.15 Hastings Ceramics. Open
for 2.5ltr, Ideal Home Emotions bottle vase in Soft Grey, £20,
of Colour, Albany at Brewers. Cox & Cox. Large Brush Stroke
Bookcase top left: Arch vase platter, £22, Graham & Green.
Rainy Day, £18; White speckled Bookcase bottom right: Set of
clay vase, £39, both Rose & two Ithaca mugs, £15, Graham
Grey. Storage jar, £12; glasses & Green. Ferm Living ceramic
with Black woven paper speckle pot, £49, Rose & Grey.
sleeves, £6.95 each, all Graham Duralex Picardie tumblers,
& Green. Bookcase top right: Clear, £10 for four, John Lewis
Cube tall vase, Amber, £59, & Partners. Top of bookcase:
The Conran Shop. 365+ bowls, Dash bowl, Black, £75, The
£3 each, Ikea. Brush Stroke Conran Shop. Ash wood
mug, £9, Graham & Green. serving bowl, Black, £30,
Hagi cups, Brown, £21 each, John Lewis & Partners
OYOY Living Design.

UPDATE DRAWER dowelling, £3.97 for 2400mm, & Cox. Large Brush Stroke John Lewis & Partners. Smithy
FRONTS WITH B&Q. Dowelling painted in platter, £22, Graham & Green. sofa in Elbow Patch Clever
DOWELLING Rolling Fog Pale absolute matt Magnolia Nobile Sublime body Vintage Linen, from £1,745,
emulsion, £48.50 for 2.5ltr, cream, £77, Acqua di Parma. Loaf. On sofa: Sand fringed
Idanas chest of drawers in Little Greene. Mirror, £75, Cox Sculptural vase 02, £85, Alice cotton throw, £59; Jute striped
White, £279, Ikea. 12mm pine Guillaume Ceramics, Artists & cushion, £95, both Rose &
Objects. Sand Cement & Linen Grey. Yukon cushion in Rust,
table lamp, £115, Rose & Grey. £75; Bibi stripe rug, £950, both
Windsor Quaker chair, £585, The Conran Shop. Skylar set
Ercol. Cushion in ‘E’ Natural, of two coffee tables, £725,
£140m by Anni Albers, Graham & Green. Toppu mini
Christopher Farr Cloth. bowl, White/Black, £46.50; Hagi
Postcards, 85p each, Tate cups, £21 each; Inka bowl in
Modern Shop Caramel, £19.50, all OYOY
Living Design. Handmade
UPCYCLE A SIMPLE stoneware dinner plate, £34,
PLINTH WITH FILM Rowen & Wren. Chetham
reading floor lamp in Bronze,
Display plinth, £34.40, £230, Neptune. Abstract 03 1:1
Morplan. Plinth covered in Giclee print, £340, Formworks
D-C-Fix Marmi Grey self- Studio, Artists & Objects
adhesive film, £6 a roll, Wilko.
Totem vase, Natural, £50,

BUILD CLEVER Cushions (from left), in Saffron £75, The Conran Shop. Baskets USE PLATE RACKS AS FEATURE NICKY PHILLIPS PHOTOGRAPHS CAROLYN BARBER
BANQUETTE SEATING Spot hand block printed and (from left), Arbroath jute, MOVEABLE SHELVING STYLING LORRAINE DAWKINS STYLING ASSISTANT AREESHA RICHARDS
painted Natural Linen, £140m, £22 each, Neptune. Chevron
Kallax shelving unit (on its Louisa Loakes. White and topped storage baskets, Nyplockad plate holder in
side), £29, Ikea. Eloise beige cushion, £45, Rose & £50 for three, Cox & Cox. beech (four used), £2.50 each,
upholstered headboard in Grey. Yukon cushion in Olive, Siena breakfast table, £825; Ikea. Metsa Whitewood spruce
Linen Sand, £66.99, Wayfair. Heritage chairs in Black, £349 timber, 2.1m, £2.97, B&Q. Top
each, both Ercol. Ash wood low shelf: Toppu bowl, £58, OYOY
serving bowl, Black, £30, John Living Design. Ithaca mugs, £15
Lewis & Partners. Gobi reactive for two, Graham & Green.
serve bowl, £55; Cube tall vase Middle shelf: Inka bowl, £19.50,
in Amber, £59; mini Aplomb OYOY Living Design. For
pendant light in Dark similar storage jar with a
Concrete, £243, all The Conran copper lid, try The Conran
Shop. Makalu wool rug, £550, Shop. Bottom shelf: Hagi cups,
Rowen & Wren. Wall painted in £21 each, OYOY Living Design.
(above), Rolling Fog Pale Ferm Living Low Ripple
absolute matt emulsion, £48.50 glasses, £35 for four, Rose &
for 2.5ltr, Little Greene; (below) Grey. For similar scissors, try
Pottery Class durable matt Clifton Nurseries. Wall painted
emulsion, £35.15 for 2.5ltr, Ideal in Driftwood durable matt
Home Emotions of Colour, emulsion, £35.15 for 2.5ltr,
Albany at Brewers Ideal Home Emotions of
Colour, Albany at Brewers

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| HOW TO ADD WOW |

Rugs as wall art

IDEAL HOME’S STYLE EDITOR NICKY PHILLIPS EXPLAINS
HOW A RUG’S APPEAL NEED NOT BE SOLELY UNDERFOOT

Style tip “W hile a

Soften the rug’s main
statement and job is to add
double down on warmth and
the wall art look by
adding a selection comfort to a
of small-to-medium
framed prints either floor, there are
side of the rug

some designs

whose beauty

would be truly

squandered if

hidden beneath

furniture.

Instead of paying a fortune for
a supersized piece of artwork,
hanging a rug on the wall lets
you channel a tapestry look for
a fraction of the cost, while also
taking advantage of all the
other benefits it brings, such as
insulating walls and cushioning
the acoustics in a room. Perfect
behind a wide piece of furniture,
like a sideboard, sofa or double
bed, the trick is to hang it
horizontally. Buy a design that
stretches out at least 15cm either
side of the piece of furniture
below it and choose a design for
either its bold colour or unusual
texture. To make it ready for
hanging, you’ll first need to sew
one side of a heavy-duty Velcro
strip all around the edge of the
back of the rug. Then glue or
staple the other side of the strip
FEATURE GINEVRA BENEDETTI to thin lengths of wood that act
like a frame on which the rug
can hang on the wall. er
rooms, experiment wi
runners or small rugs.

Sonderod high pile rug in Blue,
£115 for W170 x L240cm, Ikea

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WHAT TO BUY

1

I come ready
assembled

3

2

The shortlist

SIDE TABLES 4

8 Rest a cuppa or stash
a book on one of these
stylish sofa companions

6

7
5

FEATURE LISA FAZZANI W H E R E TO B U Y 1 Daphne side table, £360, Sweetpea & Willow 2 Sulta side table, £79, Made 3 Abigail Ahern

Branca side table, £95, Freemans 4 Leader of the Fanclub side table, £139, Cuckooland 5 Stacked side table, £85, Rose & Grey

6 Mahaut side table, £160, La Redoute 7 Hay DLM side table, £179, Nest 8 Anyday Jax side table, £69, John Lewis & Partners

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| IH COLOUR CLUB |

Copmebaince
crimson

THE DESIGN KNOW-HOW
BEHIND THE TOP COLOUR
COMBO, TO HELP YOU
WORK IT LIKE A PRO

PEACH BASE CRIMSON FEATURE GINEVRA BENEDETTI
PHOTOGRAPH SOFA.COM
Subtle, warm and ACCENTS
inviting, peach is a
smart shade that adds Adding in swathes of
an air of calm. It has a a deeper, harmonious
cocooning feel that shade of crimson
works well in rooms for brings a richness
relaxing in. The deeper to the peach base,
the hue, the more and in this case, a
sophisticated it looks, luxe sumptuousness
while lighter-toned thanks to the velvet
peach shades give a fabrics. Use this rich,
fresher feel. As well as red shade in different
layering with tonal areas of the space to
shades of coral and anchor the scheme,
burnt orange, both on upholstery
complementary shades and accessories for a
of turquoise from the balanced material mix.
blue family and
spearmint from the
green family all work
beautifully with peach.

PAINT COLOURS
Clockwise from top:
Terracotta Tiles durable
matt emulsion, £37.82 for
2.5ltr, Ideal Home range at
Albany. Perky Peach Regal
Select flat, £24.99 for
0.94ltr, Benjamin Moore.
Mulled Wine durable
matt emulsion, £37.82
for 2.5ltr, Ideal Home
range at Albany

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Style tip BLACK SOFT PINK
FINISHING HIGHLIGHTS
Paint the entire wall in TOUCHES
a single shade, including Another colour
the skirting, for a bold, While gold or brass adjacent to peach
details would also and crimson on the
colour-drenched look work well in this colour wheel is pink.
scheme, black adds a The introduction of
contemporary edge delicate powder-
to the space, making pink highlights on
what might tip over soft furnishings can
into a quite feminine build further on the
scheme feel a lot more harmonious layered
grounded and modern. look. The softer
saturation of this pink
hue acts to bridge the
two stronger shades
together with its
subtlety, rather than
fight against them.
Introduce it in small- to
medium-sized areas of
the scheme. Pattern
provides an excellent
medium for adding
this highlight colour,
together with either
one or both of the
core shades.

U he
paler pe
o
walls ,
darker
on up
balance
tones p

and cr
room
seasons

NICKY PHI
STYLE EDI

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| PROMOTIONAL FEATURE |

Escape to
the country

RING THE CHANGES AT HOME WITH PRIMARK’S
LATEST COUNTRY-INSPIRED COLLECTION

Scalloped ceramic crockery,
from £3.50/€4; wooden
handled cutlery, £5/€6 for
three pieces; round seagrass
tray, £5/€6, all Primark Home

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