The next time I decorate by a colour of the year will be the first time. Don't hold your breath. I have nothing against this particular colour but it doesn't work with all the things I've collected over the years, and I am not about to discard carpets bought after hard bargaining with dubious merchants in Istanbul or Islamabad because they don't "go" with a paint colour that someone voted "colour of the year." In its place, I think the colour would be quite nice (better than this years choices, certainly). It's just that my place isn't the right place for it.

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We took out a very .70's archway (the whole wall) between our lounge and dining area and replaced it with bookshelves & doorway with shelves over the top. It got our books out of boxes & off the floor & has been the envy of many visitors over the years. When we did it, we 'screwed' everything so a future owner could remove some cornice & unscrew the bookcases & have open plan or even put an arch back. We love our books and it's our family who has to live with it - not others....so relaxing.

They are a dark grey in a mat finish in a laminate rather than a two pack. My kitchen guy thought that the two pack is more easily chipped and more expensive. Heres a close up of the tile. We had trouble getting the exact tile for our stairs but there are lots like this out there. The splashback is a porcelain marble look tile. 90 X 60. Which is a good size for a splashback . Theres less grout to clean with the look of marble. im very happy with it