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THE PERFECT MATCH
Ideal Home recommends
Botanical Extract
Breatheasy coloured
emulsion, £18 for
2.5ltr, Crown

Charlie bar
stools, £64.99
each; Skandi bar
table, £120; Skandi
grey light shade,
£18, all Argos

11. Mint & Grey

Calm the freshness of mint with the

steeliness of grey for a winning pairing

TRY MINT AS A BASE COLOUR Fresh, TRY IT IN
bright and cheerful, mint is a versatile shade A KITCHEN
that can brighten up a gloomy room or cool
Go for a sharper look
down a sunny one just as easily. Great for in a kitchen with darker
smaller spaces, too, it will add colour without spearmint teamed with
making a room feel smaller or darker. slate grey and charcoal.
Dark matt cabinets and
TAME COOL TONES WITH GREY Mint white worktops are a fail-
mixes naturally with most colours. Team it safe combination, but a
with soft silver-grey to soothe mint’s natural vibrant spearmint green
splashback adds punch
energy if you’re using it in a room where you
and personality.
want to relax, or try pairing it with charcoal
or black to give it a more grown-up feel.
TRY IT IN A
USE IT WITH CONFIDENCE Showcase BEDROOM
this colour combination by using large blocks
Don’t shy away from
of colour rather than just small touches using mint green in a
here and there. Don’t complicate it with an bedroom – if the room
overload of pattern, stick with just one or two. gets plenty of natural
light, it won’t feel chilly Elona double bed
ADD WARM ELEMENTS Mint and grey at all. Avoid creamy frame in Grey, £399,
is a cool combination, so add warmth with neutrals and instead is this style; Penn multi-
team mint with pure drawer bedside table,
wooden flooring and furniture. Go pale with
white and steely greys £179, both Made.
beech, light oak, ash or elm, in low-sheen to keep the finished Bug knitted pouffe,
finishes and structured, streamlined shapes. effect crisp and clean. £85, Loaf

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