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Retro living room

Wood is the perfect material for creating a homely living room. For this look, combine different tones of wooden furniture with leather seating, and add texture with flooring made from hard-wearing woven paper.

Published October 2008

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It's only natural

Mix in natural materials such as stone, leather and wool, to complement the wood tones.

Wall in Olive Drab vinyl matt emulsion, £13.39 per 2.5ltr, Johnstone's. Papaflat paper flooring in Dark, £80 per sq m, Crucial Trading. Cowhide rug, £299, Marks & Spencer. Lindmon blind, £7.99 for W60 x 155cm drop, Ikea. Ellipse leather armchair, £1,395, Content by Conran. Luna cushion in Stone (50 x 50cm), £43, Melin Tregwynt. Large Hudson cushion cover in Fawn (65 x 65cm), £25, The White Company. Viktor leather three-seater sofa in Mink, £2,299, Habitat. Cushions on sofa (from left): Marina Natural, Luna in Stone, Round Cross in brown and black (all 50 x 50cm), £43 each, all Melin Tregwynt. Coffee table, find similar at The Modern Warehouse. On coffee table: yew wood placemat, £20 for two, coffee pot, £35, both House of Fraser. Ljuvlig mugs, 79p each, Ikea. Wallamoppi game, £19.99, Lakeland. Updown floor light (H175 x Dia47cm), £175, The Conran Shop. Veneer shade, £25, Next. Oak rocking chair, £449, Habitat. Chevron cushion, £8, Tesco. Wooden stool/table (Dia35 x H46cm), £99, Marks & Spencer. Notebooks, from a selection, Paperchase.