Ideal Home

Weekend decorator

1 MAKE A FEATURE OF YOUR FIREPLACE

Opt for checkerboard chic by applying a slim wallpaper border around the surround of your fireplace. It will create a statement focal point in your living room, and can be used to tie together colours and patterns from elsewhere in the room.

2 GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE

Add interest to your walls by painting them in two contrasting shades, but rather than using block shapes and straight edges, get creative with curves. It might take a little prep work and planning before you get handy with a

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