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SINGLE MINDED PATTERN PRIMER
3 A restrained colour palette can Mixing and matching patterns
be really effective, especially in prevents a room looking staged.
a compact space. Here, touches Start with a feature fabric or
of blue, in various shades, wallpaper and work back with
complement the neutrals and less detailed designs. Be sure
create a nautical theme that’s to include some plains for
far from kitsch. breathing space. #

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Design tip

Robust materials, inside
and out, are essential
beside the seaside.
Timber is a good choice TOP Custom wall shelves by Two Acres. Pendant lights, Papaya. ABOVE LEFT
for furniture; linen is fab Artworks, all from Quercus & Co. ABOVE RIGHT Interior designer Emma Buchan.
for soft furnishings. Walls painted Dulux Whisper White. LEFT From top 1 Lace rattan pendant light,
$229, Milly+Eugene. 2 Lounge porthole mirror, $379, Temple & Webster. 3 Menu
glass bottle carafe with brass lid, $104, Designstuff. 4 Chunky jute rug (149x80cm),
8 $88, Rug.com.au. 5 Amalfi linen fabric in Taupe, POA, Westbury Textiles. 6 Vintage

Sumatran teak bowl, $100, Orient House. 7 Home Republic ‘Aegean’ ceramic vase,
$30, Adairs. 8 Four-box meranti shadow box shelves, $222, Senkki Furniture.
For Where to Buy, see page 190.

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