Living Etc

SMALL SPACES, BIG IDEAS paint tricks

1 MATCH PAINT WITH FURNISHINGS

For a space with awkward angles, one idea is to paint the walls and ceiling in a colour and then continue across the furniture. ‘I don’t think there is a single straight wall in this house. Everything is at an angle, so at times positioning furniture and art in a way that felt natural and correct was challenging.’

Chloé Mason Gray, interior designer

2 CAMOUFLAGE ARCHITECTURE

The ‘colour drenching’ trend, where every element from the ceiling down to the skirting is painted in the same

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