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PATTERN PERFECT

‘I love dark interiors, but I couldn’t live in an all-dark space,’ Julia says. ‘We added the dark blue to the kitchen quite recently. The wall was “mouse brown” but I felt that it needed more contrast. The light from the vaulted ceiling, bi-fold doors and rooflights balance it out.’

Walls painted in Railings and Lime White, Farrow & Ball. Pendant lights, Normann Copenhagen. Dining table, Ebay. Chairs, Ikea and Graham & Green. Splashback tiles, Tons of Tiles. Angel wings, Cox & Cox. Sofa, Ikea. Footstool, rug and leopard print cushion, Suburban Salon

MAXIMALISM ebbs and flows as a trend in the world of interiors – often in direct contrast to its

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