decorate in half the time!

Wallpaper is Superfresco Easy! It’s easy to choose with a variety of designs.

Superfresco Easy’s Paste the Wall Technology is easy to use, reduces decorating time and covers uneven surfaces. It’s even easy to remove, when you fancy a change!

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When it comes to creating crisp stripes, good-quality painter’s tape is your friend! We painted these walls in paler low sheen first, then once completely dry, masked up our stripes ready to be applied in darker gloss. Using contrasting finishes is a subtle detail that adds to the sense of luxury

LEFT AND BELOW DIY striped walls painted in Dulux ‘Wash&Wear’ low sheen interior paint in French Bay, I/N: 1370191, and Dulux ‘Aquanamel’ gloss enamel paint in Ocean View Beach, I/N: 0279932. Brilliant ‘Bloomsbury’ vintage style DIY wall light, $79.90, I/N: 0277204. Sandleford 550mm round mirror in Black, $75, I/N: 0339860. Capi Europe ‘Groove’ 12cm x 10cm indoor plant pot in Black and Gold, $11.98, I/N: 0266741. DIY mantelshelf covered in Graham & Brown ‘Marbled’ 52cm wallpaper in Black/Rose Gold, $109/10m, I/N: 1662890†. All other products, stylist’s own. Some products are not available at all Bunnings stores, but may be ordered.

Safety Tip

TO SECURE THE MANTELSHELF, USE A STUD FINDER TO CHECK FOR WIRING OR PIPEWORK, THEN TURN OFF THE POWER BEFORE USING FIXINGS

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Magic Mantel

Make the most of a compact bedroom by custom-building a narrow mantelshelf along the wall behind the bed, rather than installing a bulky headboard. Ours is constructed from 12mm MDF on 40mm x 32mm dressed pine framing and is 200mm deep, which is perfect for perching reading glasses, a good book or just pretty objects. To counter the bold striped walls, we covered our mantelshelf with opulent black and rose gold wallpaper, which emulates the beautiful marbled endpapers of expensive hardback books. This bold pattern-on-pattern treatment gives this small room loads of personality.