One room, Three ways

Some of the magazines’ favourite stories are of the “same room, different look” variety. Often though, I look at these rooms and wonder which part of it is actually the same…they change the wall colour, 90% of the furniture and the accessories.

For those of us that aren’t on an Elle Décor or Vogue Living budget this doesn’t always seem entirely realistic! So I decided to choose some basic, neutral furniture and see what looks I could come up with.

So, here’s our living room. We have a contemporary white sofa from CompletePad, a timber lamp table and coffee table and a simple white armchair from Domayne. To ground the room, I added a ‘Sisalo’ rug from Cyrus Persian Carpets.

The obvious choice with a natural fibre style rug and lots of white and timber is a coastal room. Inspired by this gorgeous vintage poster, I tried colourful patterned cushions which remind you of summer swimsuits, casual ottomans and some simple, textured accessories.

Sources: Poster from AllPosters.com, red polkadot cushion from Rosellaslane, yellow striped cushion from bestillshop, green chevron cushion from vidastyle, yellow polkadot cushion from Ada & Darcy, coral suzani cushion from FestiveHomeDecor, green pineapple cushion from ChloeandOliveDotCom, white lamp from Beacon Lighting, cane ottoman from Freedom, yellow Moroccan ottoman from Table Tonic, green vases from Ikea and timber bowl from Freedom.

Now, what about something simpler, more rustic with some country influences? Change out those bright cushions for natural fabrics like burlap and ticking, add some beautiful natural materials and a pair of vintage style maps.

Sources: Map Prints from Domayne, black and white striped cushions from Decorating Emporium, blue floral cushions from milkandcookiesCanada, burlap cushion from JamieKayLtd, table lamp from Cougar Lighting, tripod floor lamp from Beacon Lighting, leather ottoman from Freedom, pottery bowl from Freedom.

What about something more glamorous? The thing I love about these natural rugs and timber furniture is it gives a very glamorous room, a comfortable relaxed feeling. So, I tried adding some black and grey contemporary cushions in cotton and silk and of course, mirror!

Sources: Mirror from Matt Blatt, black silk cushions from Mazizmuze, grey trellis cushions from simplydivinebyJoanne, black and grey floral cushions fromcouchdwellers, table lamp from Bunnings, silver candlesticks from Ikea, mirrored side table from Buyster.com.

So, are you feeling inspired to change things up at home yet?

Anna xx