Giveaway: Ideal Home Show tickets and design consultations!
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Houzz have partnered up with Dulux Amazing Space and will be with them on their stand at the Ideal Home Show on the 18th-20th March! To celebrate, the good people at Dulux Amazing Space are giving away 10 tickets to 10 lucky Houzzers, as well as 10 complimentary design consultations.
If you fancy going to the show (and meeting the Houzz team – we would love to see you at stand L520 in the Interiors Hall), just post a comment below and you’ll be entered into our random prize draw and could be in with a chance of winning a ticket and a design consultation (redeemable between 18th of March and 30th of June 2016).
The consultations are worth £75 and include a 30-minute online consultation, a personalised digital style guide, an interactive shopping list and 3D room visualisation. Great if you're looking to start decorating your home this spring!
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