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Dining Room |
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Black; |
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Minimal; Modern; |
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Low |
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Housecall |
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Gordon Whistance; |
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curtains |
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Create a dramatic black dining room. With a striking black background, the addition of a soothing colour combination of soft purple, cream, and pink to bring light into the room.
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Wall colour
Paint your walls white. Add accents of black in the alcoves, above the fireplace and around the window frames. Paint a wide purple stripe around the room at picture rail height. Outline the stripe with white paint. |
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Floor
Strip down the wooden floorboards and paint with black floor paint. |
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Furniture
Paint all your existing furniture black. Use strips of fabric in lilac and pink as accent colours. Drape these over the backs of the dining chairs. |
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Curtains
Make full-length curtains in black fabric and back with a white linen lining. Tie the curtains back to reveal the white lining by hooking the bottom corner of each curtain to the wall. |
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Accessories
Finish the room with pink candles and silver candlesticks and soft pink satin cushions. Decorate the table with a white tablecloth, chrome bowls and dress with a black china dinner service. |
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Lamps |
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BHS |
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Regal tall |
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£10 each |
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BHS |
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www.bhs.co.uk |
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Curtain poles and mauve varnish |
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Homebase |
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Homebase |
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www.homebase.co.uk |
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Products |
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Vase |
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Marks & Spencer |
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Details |
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£23 |
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Supplier |
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Marks & Spencer |
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www.marksandspencer.co.uk |
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Chair |
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Argos |
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Natural tub |
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£89.99 |
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Argos |
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www.argos.co.uk |
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Vase |
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Jane Packer |
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Details |
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Purple |
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£35 |
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Jane Packer |
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Web/tel |
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Products |
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Tableware |
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Metropolis Wedgewood |
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All good department stores |
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Products |
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Furniture |
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IKEA |
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Ivar chair; low Minuskel billy bookcase; black |
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Various |
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IKEA |
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Web/tel |
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www.ikea.co.uk |
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Products |
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Dinner service |
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Brand |
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IKEA |
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Details |
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Black Minuskel cup and saucer set |
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IKEA |
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Web/tel |
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www.ikea.co.uk |
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Cushions |
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Brand |
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House of Fraser |
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Details |
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Black beaded cushion; lilac silk cushion; moonlight lilac beaded cushion |
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Cost |
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Supplier |
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House of Fraser |
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Web/tel |
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www.houseoffraser.co.uk |
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Products |
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Accessories |
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Brand |
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House of Fraser |
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Details |
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Dansk black and chrome vase, purple beaded conical, large silver coned candlestick |
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Cost |
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Various |
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Supplier |
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House of Fraser |
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Web/tel |
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www.houseoffraser.co.uk |
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