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LOVING

Unless you’re decorating a room from

scratch, you need to consider the other

furniture items and surfaces you have in

the space. Make sure your wall colour is

harmonious with the other hues in the room,

be they in furniture, flooring or artworks.

And, yes, you should limit the number of

“feature” colours in a room. Generally

three is the limit, but again, it depends on

how you want the room to feel. Wendy says

if you want the room to feel light, go

for only one colour on walls, skirting and

windows. If you want the room to feel

darker, dramatic or cosy, “using two

paint colours works to create contrast and

highlight architectural features, without

fighting with other styled elements and

furniture,” Wendy adds. But above all, go

with your instincts. It’s your space and it

should make you feel happy to be in it. R

EARTH BOUND Sundial oak dining table and
stool, $4950 and $440, with Vader chair, $749.95,
Page Thirty Three. Coedition “Atlay” chair, $6900,
Hub Furniture. Frama “Sintra” marble and cork
coffee table, $1300, Great Dane. Abstract
Architecture photograph (framed), $289, Life
Interiors. Mayu 01 pendant lights, $1540 each,
Coco Flip. ON DINING TABLE Atelier resin puzzle
in six parts (one pictured, another is on side table),
$595, Dinosaur Designs. &Tradition “True Colours”
vase in Terracotta Brass, $450, Great Dane. Koppa
serving dish, $98, Marimekko. Void incense
burner, $149.95, Page Thirty Three. ON SIDE
TABLE Hunter 1 table lamp, $179, Beacon Lighting.
ON WALL Dulux Wash&Wear paint in Bright Delight,
$86.90 for 4L. For stockists, see page 175.

Dulux

Coppersmith

Haymes Paint

Cumberland Stone

Dulux

Porcelain Figurines

Sherwin-Williams

Orange Motif

real living

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COLOUR TREND TERRACOTTA

COLOUR TIP

TERRACOTTA IS

MAKING A HUGE

COMEBACK. IT LOOKS

BEST PAIRED WITH

LIGHT WOODS AND

WHITE (DARK

COLOURS WILL MAKE

IT LOOK DATED). USE

IT AS A NEUTRAL