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High/low: Eclectic sitting room
Image: Michael Nangreaves / Producer: Christine Hanlon
High or Low
High/low: Eclectic sitting room
We masterminded this modern eclectic sitting room on two different budgets. Can you tell the difference?
HIGH: $19,842
1 Pendant light, Union Lighting and Furnishings, $700; 2 Print, Pi Fine Art, $1,250; 3 Drapery, Wayfair.ca, $656; 4 Desk, Art Shoppe, $4,998; 5 Chair, Art Shoppe, $699; 6 Rug, Annie Selke's Dash & Albert, $2,148; 7 Coffee tables, Snob, $700 each; 8 Case, Art Shoppe, $329; 9 Toss cushion, Urban Barn, $42; 10 Toss cushion cover, $230, Toss cushion insert, Williams-Sonoma, $35; 11 Sofa, Barrymore Furniture, $6,730; 12 Lumbar cushion cover, $15, Lumbar cushion insert, Williams-Sonoma, $25; 13 Throw, Williams-Sonoma, $450.
LOW: $4,941
1 Pendant light, Urban Barn, $199; 2 Print, Pi Fine Art, $450; 3 Drapery, Wayfair.ca, $70; 4 Desk, Art Shoppe, $2,499; 5 Chair, Structube, $139; 6 Rug, IKEA, $349; 7 Coffee tables, Haveli Home, $199 each; 8 Vase, IKEA, $20; 9 Toss cushion cover, $13, Toss cushion insert, IKEA, $8; 10 Toss cushion, IKEA, $20; 11 Sofa, Structube, $699; 12 Lumbar cushion, HomeSense, $17; 13 Throw, H&M Home, $60.
CREATE A ROOM LIKE THESE NO MATTER YOUR BUDGET WITH A FEW DOS AND DON'TS:
1. Do choose a bold colour palette.
Superhero style is all the rage right now (thanks, Wonder Woman!), so we’ve channelled the power of those comicbook characters into a strong energetic palette that will lift your decorating up, up and away!
The vivid colour scheme works in this sitting room because the shades we’ve chosen have similar saturating, giving a balancing effect and allowing two forceful hues to work in harmony.
2. Do invest in the forever classic Wishbone chair.
This unassuming chair is a testament to its maker’s skill as both an architect and a cabinetmaker as well as a pioneering furniture designer. Made of a graceful combination of steambent solid wood and handwoven paper cord, Hans J. Wegner’s Wishbone chair, a masterpiece of Danish Modern design, has never been out of production since it made its debut in 1949.
3. Don't be afraid of brightening up a natural piece.
The natural textures in our sitting room add an organic serenity to all the patterns and pops of colour, but we felt there was something missing. Enter a can of cobalt blue paint. With a few licks, this rattan chair becomes a lustrous statement piece that grounds the other intense shades in the space.
4. Don't write-off a bright red sofa.
Some might think it takes a brave homeowner to commit to a red sofa, but upon viewing these classic, classy and comfortable beauties, we beg to differ. With a style and shade to suit every taste, this crimson tide might just become our new neutral.
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