Monochrome living room

I found this gorgeous living space whilst browsing monochrome rooms on Apartment Therapy a few days ago. It’s full of designer bits and pieces. That spotty bowl? £41. The throw? Try £165. Not to mention the Stelton flasks and Eames bird. There’s no denying they are beautiful, but sadly way out of my budget.

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BUY

Items ready and waiting for you to purchase from our Great British Highstreet

1 Black and White LSA 1.5 Litre glass jugs. £21.50 Amazon

2 ‘Stockholm’ cushion. £15 IKEA / Ekby Jarpen/ Ekby Stodis wall shelf. £9 IKEA

3 Small ‘Elder Hyacinth’ chest. £9.99 Dunelm / Replica Eames House Bird. £39 Milan Direct

4 ‘Eivor’ throw. £15 IKEA

5 ‘Nyttja’ frame 50x70cm. £7.25 IKEA / Mountain print 46x61cm. £23.99 AllPosters

6 ‘Karlstad’ sofa in Isunda grey. £410 IKEA / ‘Karlstad’ metal legs. £20 for 4 IKEA

7 ‘Linus’ black side table. £29 Fashionforhome

8 ‘Aichi’ coffee table. £110.50 Wayfair (there are no white round coffee tables!)

9 Choose from a selection of geometric plates. From £20.95 Zazzle

10 Real cowhide rug. From £159 Southamericadirect (or check out this tutorial for and excellent-looking DIY cruelty free one)/ ‘Stockholm’ rug. From £100 IKEA

DIY

A bit more work, but with a box of bits and tutorials a click away, you can create something by hand and at a fraction of the price of buying new

1 Make some envelope cushions with fabric in petite dots and black and white chevron print from Fabricbuy.

2 Get a large format printers to print out a high resolution image of your chosen number or letter 50x70cm in size. It will cost from around £11 depending on the finish you want. In my mock-up above I used Helvetica bold in white on a black background. Put in a ‘Nyttja’ frame from IKEA.

3 Make your own spotted decorative bowl by buying a plain white bowl like this one from IKEA for £3. Decorate with black dot stickers from a stationers for £1.19.