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right answers when it comes to colour. Often what you read is just someone with great taste giving you their opinion on what’s beautiful, effective or dramatic. Jason says the key is to have confidence in what you like. “Go with your gut,” he says. “Colour is all about personal expression and in the worst-case scenario you can always paint over it.” Be comprehensive in your use of any colour, though, as the often-seen feature wall has moved on with a whole-room application currently in favour. Paint, wallpaper, rugs and cushions aren’t the only ways to introduce colour into your home. There’s a great and ever greater array of colourful choices in furniture, too. IKEA has
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Top left Sydney’s Emily Ziz Style Studio represents a large array of talented designers, including Sydney-based Six Hands Interior with its Felicity Driftwood print, which is available in both fabric and wallpaper Above Bandhini’s Kilim Lounge Cushions in Navy and Aqua are real statement pieces that will bring life to any chair or sofa
always been known for practical white polyurethane furniture, colour is increasingly appearing in its ranges.
Top The gentle watercolour bleed of the Kallianthi Demeter Stripe by Harlequin (available through Domestic Textiles) is a stunning way to add some colour through fabric
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The beautiful Harlequin Kallianthi Demeter Stripe is also available in this striking wall covering. The pattern is larger and bolder than the fabric and available in a number of colourways — each as striking as the next Above left Magenta Fuchsia and Flame colourway Above right Grey Lemon and Lime Below left This playful family bathroom by Stacey Kouros Design pairs marble, peach and grey with a whimsical powder-blue-and-gold wallpaper Below right Six Hands’ Interior Felicity wallpaper in Silk Road colourway is available at Emily Ziz Style Studio
and interiors are like brother and sister,” says Steve. “Fashion is far more interchangeable as it’s easier to change the colour of your sweater every season than your walls; you have the classics that never date and you add new colours seasonally.” Whileadaptabilityisdefinitelyakeytoachieving longevityinyourinteriorscheme,don’tbeafraidto makeastatement,totakeariskortoseeyourunique personalityrepresentedinyourhomeinlivingcolour.
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