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Paint your chairs, from £15

In a white room add a decorative touch by transforming budget chairs with bold zingy colours.

Arvinn chairs, £24.47 each, Ikea, in Lime Zest 5, Ruby Fountain 5 and Rich Praline 4 satinwood, £14.99 per 1ltr each, all Dulux. On wall shelf: cream chicken, £19.99, Homebase; Lace Print storage jars, £15 for three, Laura Ashley; bowls, £28 for two, Pheasant; white chinaware, from a selection, Ikea.

On table: utensil pot (used as vase), £7.50, Marks & Spencer; French milk bottle, £5.95, Country Elements; Lait de Ferme glasses, £28 for four, Dibor; porcelain bowl, £10, Typhoon; cookbooks by Tessa Kiros, £45 for a box set, Amazon; Smarta serving plate, £4.99, Ikea; runner in Mirabel Cerise, £41.95 per m, Romo. On cupboard: tea towels, from a selection, Next and John Lewis; Birdhouse feeder, £22, Laura Ashley; basket of flowers, £9.99, Sainsbury’s. Blue Tit canvas, £80, Pheasant. Basket (on floor), £13.95, Country Elements.

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