Seeing double? These small-space dining rooms look the same, but their budgets are as high contrast as the art on the walls. Can you tell them apart?

Producer: Peter Paquette | Photography: Mark Burstyn

High: $3,327

Producer: Peter Paquette | Photography: Mark Burstyn

• Vista slipcovered CHAIR, $395 each, Home Société, homesociete.com.
• Elizabeth Taylor by Bert Stern (25" x 31") ART, $405, All Posters, allposters.com.
• Holden VASE, $75, Crate and Barrel, crateandbarrel.ca.
• Ava 20" PILLOW and INSERT, $80 each, CB2, CB2.ca.
• Oak DINING TABLE, $679, Must, mustsociete.com.
• Brit CANE CHAIR, $609 each, Maison Corbeil, maisoncorbeil.com.

Low: $1,221

Producer: Peter Paquette | Photography: Mark Burstyn

• Henriksdal CHAIR, $70 each, IKEA, ikea.ca; cotton dining chair COVER, $59 each, BEMZ, bemz.com.
• Black and White framed fashion PRINT, $30, HomeSense, homesense.ca.
• White textured VASE, $20, HomeSense, homesense.ca.
• Faye 20" PILLOW and INSERT, $50 each, EQ3, eq3.com.
• Ravavor oak veneer DINING TABLE, $199, IKEA, ikea.ca.
• Norah cane CHAIR, $299 each, Mobilia, mobilia.ca; Justina CHAIR PAD, $8 each, IKEA, ikea.ca.

Featured in both: PAINT, Classic Grey OC-23, Benjamin Moore. Black BOWL, PLATTER, female shape ART, HomeSense. Black PAINTED ART, by Justyn Chapman; FRAMING, Dimension Gallery.

Mix It Up

The magic is in the mix when it comes to today’s on-trend furnishings. Contrast is key: in colour and value (think light and dark side by side) and materials, like wool, wood and woven naturals. Highly textural visually and to the touch, they grab attention, so pair them with less showy partners. We love how the wovens invite the look of outdoors in, even if some components (like upholstery materials) are strictly for inside. Bonus: the masterful mix of materials lets them blend into almost any decor.

Nadia black cane CHAIR, $379, CB2, cb2.ca.

Focus on Form

Today’s trend for minimalist black and white art owes a debt to modern masters like Matisse and Picasso. The power of form finds full expression in black and white; these will add impact to any room, no matter its palette.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Inside Out poster, $15; Le Collage No. 3 poster, $12; Desenio, desenio.com.

Earthly Delights

Shapely ceramics with a handmade look serve as a sculptural centrepiece for the table.

Stoneware Bud Vase Berry by Bloomingville, $25, Indigo, indigo.ca.

Melville Ceramic Vase, $78, Renwil, renwil.com.

Heather Rosenman Ceramics’ Lava in Luna/Black, $307, Provide, providehome.com.

Corvo Vase in Parchment, $1,035, Elte, elte.com.