Thrifty-chic living room

Colour splashes

Create a wow-factor living room by building up lots of colour against a white backdrop. A large, budget rug adds a splash of colour and can tie your scheme together without breaking your budget.

Walls in Brilliant White matt emulsion, £9.99 per 2.5ltr, Dulux. Tom Foolery sofa in Lundy Lipstick, £1,139, Sofa Workshop. Footstool, find similar on eBay, in Paisley Red cotton, £18 per m, Cath Kidston. Ektorp armchair in Blekinge White, £165.40, Ikea, dyed in Tulip Red machine dye, £5.49, Dylon. Pink Tea chair, £150, Heal’s. Embroidered round ottoman, £139, Plümo. Stoff throw, £15.99, Ikea. Granemo cabinet, £116.47, Hemmet rug (L300 x W200cm), £149, both Ikea. Deena table in Tomato Red (H52.2 x Dia47cm), £149, Habitat. LSA vase (on table), £36, John Lewis. Faux flowers (in vase), from £1.95 per stem, Ikea. Carved screen, £180, Lombok. Cushions: Day Butterfly, £60, Day Home Made, £60, Day Summer Aussie (on armchair), £60, all Day Birger et Mikkelsen; red felt appliqué, £7 per m, embroidery threads, 75p each, Lite Hold Bondaweb, £2.90, all John Lewis; white, £12, Littlewoods Direct. On cabinet: bucket, £7, Paperchase; Jorgen vase, £15, Habitat; purple vase, £9.50, Marks & Spencer; Brights table lamp, £160, Heal’s. Curtain made from vintage doilies. Pink bobble trim tieback, £3.50 per m, John Lewis.

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