Ideal Home

Modern-country living room

1. TEXTURED FLOORING

ather than wooden boards that can feel chilly, or a carpet that may get dirt-trodden, natural flooring such as sisal is ideal for creating a textured neutral base in a modern-country space. Durable sisal, made with fibres from the plant, is fitted

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