When I lived at the flat, my living room - the main room in the house, was decorated with a black wallpaper featuring cream butterflies, whilst the walls were painted cream. Luckily the room was large with two sets of bay windows and a standard double window meaning I had three lots of natural light coming into the room. However, the living room here at the house is a smaller room, with two sets of large windows, allowing natural light in, but not enough to make the room dark.
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My living room at the flat, this picture was from he day I moved! |
Wanting a whole new change, I took the plunge and decided to go with bright colours this time round! I didn't have a particular colour in mind, but I did have to consider the furniture I already had - two black leather sofa's, a light oak dvd stand, a light oak TV unit, a dark wooden writing bureau and a dark wood mantelpiece shelf, so certain colours like orange would clash!
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The wallpaper at the flat. |
I went shopping for wallpaper, and fell in love with a beautiful teal, gray, white and black wallpaper which also had sparkles, my mind was decided! With the main colour being white, I decided to have one feature wall with the wallpaper, and the other three walls of the living room painted white as soon as the plastering was done!
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Whilst looking for other teal related items to fill the room with, I come across some beautiful pieces from Calibre Furniture, they sell furniture from every colour of the rainbow basically, however, I sadly wasn't in the financial position to buy new furniture, plus if I ever wanted a colour change, it would cost me a small fortune. I have however found some stunning pieces for a home office I would love to have one day!
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Skipping the furniture part, I thought of other ways to bring teal into the home, and instantly decided on accessories. I went out and got two teal lamps, a teal candle vase, teal candles, teal scatter/sofa cushions in two different designs and even a teal antique phone! I also accessorised with a white mantlepiece clock and a white ceiling light shade! I'm still debating on whether or not to buy a teal rug, but after getting a puppy dog who malts hair like no tomorrow - I can imagine the rug turning white in 10 seconds of it being down!
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For the window area, I went with white net curtains, featuring birds, twigs and bird cages which go with my wallpaper, clock and ceiling light shade. With the curtains, I decided to go with black and gray floor length curtains, which to be honest are quite a pain as one of windows have the radiator below it! I also went with black curtain rails, to go with the black on the wallpaper and the curtains.
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Bringing colour into your home doesn't have to cost a fortune, I managed to bring a few of my favourite colours into my home on a small budget! The most expensive buys were the curtains and teal phone, but all of the items were under £50 each, with some costing an affordable £3.99!
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If you want to bring colour into your home, and get rid of the dullness then do it! I was always afraid incase it ruined the room, but it was the best decision I made! Everyone who has been to my home compliments me on the living room and there hasn't been a single person who hasn't asked where my wallpaper is from! Luckily, to my knowledge, no one has copied me just yet!
Jada x
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