wallpaper clash?
ShobY
5 years ago
Hi we would like to do a feature wall in our extension where the TV will hang, next to it is an alcove where we want to build a bar area.
We’ve chosen these wallpapers but will they clash?
The geometric design will be the main wall and the crushed velvet foil in the bar alcove.
We’ve chosen these wallpapers but will they clash?
The geometric design will be the main wall and the crushed velvet foil in the bar alcove.
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Carolina
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoPerhaps this one, but you really need to see samples together. The light in the photos of the wallpaper could be really different.
https://www.homebase.co.uk/fine-decor-aristas-texture-wallpaper-silver_p487984
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5 years agoOr something like this...
https://www.johnlewis.com/jane-churchill-city-lights-wallpaper/silver-j155w-04/p3371699
Carolina
5 years agoI like this too. Anyway, just giving some examples of what I think will work better. Might be different in real life, when you hold samples together.
https://www.johnlewis.com/prestigious-textiles-facet-wallpaper/1657-009/p3160535
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Jules Mc
5 years agoI think two papers Carolina suggested work really well together. The geometric metallic for the chimney wall and the tropical for the, bar alcove.
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