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F&B Dimpse - curtain fabric ideas?

4 years ago

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Hello. I’ve just painted my lounge in Dimpse. I like it, but it has turned out more blue than I expected, and doesn’t at all go with our old cream curtains (or green snuggler, or rug for that matter

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G J
Original Author
4 years ago
Ah. That didn’t work. I will try again!
Maths Wife
4 years ago
Wait until the picture is turns clear, then it's loaded, then press submit. Sometimes it does take a while on Houzz
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