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THE PERFECT MATCH
Ideal Home recommends

Stone I pure flat emulsion,
£49.50 for 2.5ltr, Paint &
Paper Library

Alderley cabinetry in
Bone, from £15,000
for a kitchen,
Kitchen Makers

15. Winter Whites

Find pristine white too clinical? Try this

easier-to-live-with alternative

GET THE TONE RIGHT Neither too grey TRY IT IN
nor too creamy, winter white falls somewhere A KITCHEN
between the two. Avoid too-grey or yellow-
Use winter whites to
toned whites, which can look dirty, as well create a simple backdrop
as red- or blue-toned shades. in a kitchen, teaming flat
matt-painted units with
LOSE THE HARSHNESS Unlike pure ceramic tiles in a high-
white, which can be sharp and feel quite gloss finish. Add further
stark, winter white has warmer undertones contrast and colour with
so is softer and more forgiving. Complement fittings and kitchenware
– from vintage wooden
with darker accents, keeping to the same
boards and rustic pots to
colour family in shades of taupe and soft copper pans and lights.
grey. Then work in dark polished woods.
TRY IT IN
CREATE LIGHT AND SHADE There’s a
danger with all-white schemes of everything A LIVING
merging into one, so create areas of light and ROOM Snowdrop armchair,
shade by using contrasting paint finishes, Layered textures make from £540, Sofa.com.
textures and sheens to emphasise a room’s up for a lack of colour in Hay Tulou coffee
any winter white scheme. table in Black, £165,
architectural details, such as panelling.
Stick to natural textures, Nest, is similar. Andas
LAYER UPON LAYER Go big when cosy fleeces, wool and throw, £85, Also
linen rugs in a living Home. Etched
it comes to natural textiles and contrast
room with armchairs and stoneware lamp,
finishes as they’ll make a winter-white sofas piled up with cosy £110, Barker and
scheme cosy and help bring it to life. cushions and throws. Stonehouse

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