Light & bright dining room

Summery scheme

White paint is the perfect way to refresh rooms. Not only is it great value, but painting the ceiling, walls and floors white provides a blank canvas for adding colourful accessories – perfect for this eye-popping style.

Walls in Brilliant White matt emulsion, £9.99 per 2.5ltr, floor in Brilliant White satinwood, £17.49 per 2.5ltr, both Dulux. Gilbert chairs, £29.26 each, Ikea, in Tropical Heaven, £25 per m, Far Far Away collection at Harlequin. OMK pink chair, £99, Habitat. Pink Tea chairs, £150 each, Heal’s. Tablecloth in Dvala single sheet, £5.99, Ikea. Table made using chipboard, find similar at B&Q. Trestle legs, find similar on eBay. On table: felt placemats, £10.50 each, Heal’s; Lau dip dish, £12 for a set of three, Habitat; LSA vase, £36, John Lewis; Half Gallery pink tray, £10.50, Heal’s; Clara tumblers, £3.91 each, Heal’s; orange water tumbler, £6 for a set of four, Habitat; white enamel tray, from a selection, Pimpernel & Partners; Lasse silver vases, £95 for a set of three, Day Birger et Mikkelsen; Cupcake tea-light holders, £14.99 for six, Rockett St George; lanterns, £12.50 small and £15 large, Paperchase; Alessi Purple Rosa fruit bowl, £35, Heal’s; Hayley melamine cutlery, £7 for a 12-piece set, Habitat. Granemo cabinet, £116.47, Ikea. On cabinet: Hayley salad bowl, £10, Habitat; Menu Thermo cups, £35 for four, Heal’s; pink box, find similar at Cargo. Serigraph by Frankelhaler framed print, £244, John Lewis. Curtain, as before. On windowsill: Nostalgic candle, £10, Heal’s; Wedgwood teacup, £36.50 including saucer (not shown), John Lewis. Blind, £9.79, Argos. Paper lanterns, £8 for a set of 12, Cox & Cox.

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