A TAKEAWAY DINER.FUNCTION FIRST Rooms that have more than one function can appear muddled. What started as a dining room became a music room and then a gym. Now it looks unfocused un·fo·cused also un·fo·cussed adj. 1. Not brought into focus: an unfocused lens. 2. and cluttered. We removed the additions and turned it back into a dining room and, while we were at it, we lost the chair rail as it made this modern room feel old before its time.. WOODEN IT BE NICE A blonde timber floor and matching table add a clean, Scandinavian touch as well as lightening up this dark corner. When it comes to adding timber floors, think about whether you want to darken or lighten light·en 1 v. light·ened, light·en·ing, light·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten. b. To make (a color) lighter. 2. the space. There are more options than just beech. Get the look with the Dakota Oak dining table, pounds 550 from Next, www.next.co.uk CHAIR LEADERS Don't always feel you have to have a matching table and chairs. Here, we mixed a blocky modern timber table with six plastic and steel chairs to create our own style. We used four chairs on the table and two as occasional pieces to dress the room. White Eiffel Chairs cost pounds 45 from Dwell, Princes Square, Glasgow, or www.dwell.co.uk FADE TO GREY Grey doesn't necessarily mean your room will feel cold, especially if you choose the right shade and then add colourful colourful or US colorful Adjective 1. with bright or richly varied colours 2. vivid or distinctive in character Adj. 1. accessories. Grey works with white, yellow, lime green, blue and orange. The wall colour here is crystal grey from Dulux, www.dulux.couk, and Habitat have yellow and green Jorgen vases from pounds 12 - www.habitat.co.uk WONDER WALL This room wasn't the largest of spaces so, rather than pop in a bulky dresser, we decided to hang a series of floating shelves, saving valuable floor space. To give a more minimalist min·i·mal·ist n. 1. One who advocates a moderate or conservative approach, action, or policy, as in a political or governmental organization. 2. A practitioner of minimalism. adj. 1. feel, we painted them the same colour as the walls. Lack wall shelves start at pounds 11.73 from Ikea, www.ikea.com, and we both think they're a design classic of the future.. DEVILISH DETAIL We love showing new ways to add decoration and the flowers on the back wall are just the job. The flowers are plastic with magnets that fix on wall pins. In packs of 25, they're available in black, white, pink and lime green and cost pounds 32. The Umbra Wallflower wallflower, Mediterranean perennial (Cheiranthus cheiri) of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), particularly popular in Europe, where it flourishes on old walls. Magnetic Wall Decoration pack is available from Exit Interiors, www.exitinteriors.co.uk CAPTION(S): Before After |
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