‘this loft room had only been recently converted before we moved in, so it was white throughout. i was grateful to work with lick on this scheme, and started by looking at their eclectic wallpaper designs and ordered a few free samples along with some suggested paint sticker samples. i decided to paint the walls and ceiling the same colour. originally, i tried a colour block of orange and a warmer beige on the other wall. then i decided to make the space a more tranquil ‘up amongst the trees’-type space with blues and greens. the canopy 01 wallpaper from lick came first but the paint choices were easy as the lick website suggests complementary colours for you.’

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