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17 September 2014
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	Contemporary Zen Living Room


Room:		Living Room

Colours:		Lilac; Pink;

Style:		Modern;

Budget:		Low

Programme:		Changing Rooms

Designer:		Graham Wynne;

Feature:		Water feature

Create a relaxing purple room, which is ideal for chilling out in. Escape from daily drudgery and the children with this calming design, enhanced by a simple water feature.

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		The walls Paint the walls purple. Mix two parts purple paint with one part white emulsion to soften the effect.
		Flooring Sand the floor and paint it white. Make a rug using off cuts of carpet. Cut out a square from beige carpet. Surround with a purple border and secure the two sections together with tape. Glue the edges with PVA to stop them fraying.
		Frosting glass Cover glass doors in a frosting film. Apply with Squeegees to press out the air bubbles in the frosting film to give a smooth and even finish.
		Soft furnishings Cover the cushions in lilac and pistachio cotton drill. Use the same fabric to upholster the chairs. Give the arms of the chair a distressed look by lime waxing them and then rubbing with black bison wax.
		Coffee table Modernise a coffee table. Cut a circular hole in the middle of a table leaving a ledge for the centre panel to rest on. Insert a piece of frosted glass so that it is flush with the tabletop. Sand down and paint white to create a contemporary feel.
		Water feature Construct a false wall from 18mm MDF and fit two large fish tanks behind it filled with bubbles and coloured water.
		Water feature Place the tanks on strong garage shelving, reinforced with 18mm MDF to hold the weight of the fish tanks. Finally fix the shelving unit onto the wall with angle brackets.
		TV unit Build a TV unit from two laminated cabinets. Attach a piece of reclaimed floorboard on top to give the appearance of one solid unit. Cut out a square section in the doors, staple wire mesh inside the frame and cover with white drill fabric.
		Art work Paint a lighter hue of the wall colour onto a sheet of 6mm MDF. Tear sugar paper into strips and glue to the MDF. Mount the sheet onto the walls using standard mirror plates.
		Dress the room Dress the room with plants to enhance the peaceful nature of the room. Tie a group of different length bamboo poles together and stain with cold tea. Fill the top of the poles with pots of moss.



听	Products	听	Paint	听	Brand	听	Crown Expressions collection	听
听	Details	听	Rodeo Drive	听	Cost	听	-	听
听	Supplier	听	All good DIY stores	听	听	听	听	听
听	Web/tel	听	www.crownpaint.co.uk	听	听	听	听	听


听	Products	听	Fabric	听	Brand	听	-	听
听	Details	听	White, lilac and pistachio cotton drill,	听	Cost	听	-	听
听	Supplier	听	Fabric stores	听	听	听	听	听
听	Web/tel	听	-	听	听	听	听	听


听	Products	听	Frosting film	听	Brand	听	-	听
听	Details	听	-	听	Cost	听	-	听
听	Supplier	听	Art and DIY stores	听	听	听	听	听
听	Web/tel	听	-	听	听	听	听	听


听	Products	听	Furniture wax	听	Brand	听	Liberon	听
听	Details	听	Lime wax; Black bison wax	听	Cost	听	-	听
听	Supplier	听	All good DIY stores	听	听	听	听	听
听	Web/tel	听	Tel: 01797 367 555	听	听	听	听	听


听	Products	听	Water feature	听	Brand	听	-	听
听	Details	听	Fish tanks; Rena 400 pump; air bricks; gravel and tubing	听	Cost	听	拢233	听
听	Supplier	听	Aquarium suppliers	听	听	听	听	听
听	Web/tel	听	-	听	听	听	听	听


听	Products	听	Laminated cabinets	听	Brand	听	Argos	听
听	Details	听	-	听	Cost	听	-	听
听	Supplier	听	Argos	听	听	听	听	听
听	Web/tel	听	www.argos.co.uk	听	听	听	听	听


听	Products	听	Primer	听	Brand	听	Ray Munn	听
听	Details	听	Easy surface primer	听	Cost	听	-	听
听	Supplier	听	All good DIY stores	听	听	听	听	听
听	Web/tel	听	www.raymunn.co.uk	听	听	听	听	听

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