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Living Room |
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Green; |
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Themed; |
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High |
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Changing Rooms |
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Retro Bar |
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Step back to the 1970s and make your very own retro den.
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Walls
To achieve the look purchase some original retro wallpaper. Put the paper up on one wall and paint the other walls a matching avocado green. Clad the alcove wall with tongue and groove and stain a very dark teak. |
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Bar
Make your own small corner bar from teak veneered MDF. Cover using teak varnish. To make a shiny surface, cut plywood into a retro pattern and paint using a bone colour. Then attach to the front of the bar. Dress with cocktail glasses. |
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Bar alcove cupboard
Remove the cupboard doors and insert shelving for glasses and alcohol. Light shelf with special link strip lights. |
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White alcove cupboard
Replace cupboard doors with MDF doors. Cut out four large holes on each door. Cover with frosted acrylic panels behind. Insert striplights to create one large light box. |
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Sofa
Recover an existing sofa with thick brown cord. Make cushions from lime green cord with retro liberty print fabric. |
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Coffee table
Purchase an 80cm (31.5") diameter piece of safety glass. Purchase tint film from a specialist company. Cut to shape and then peel and spray with a water solution. Place onto glass and remove excess water using a squeegee. Use flexi-ply for the base. |
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Retro art
Dress the room with pieces of retro art. Stretch some rough acid yellow linen over a timber frame and staple. Cut out circles of felt in different sizes and colours and attach with velcro dots. |
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1970s touch
To complete the room add white plastic tables and stools, chrome bar stools, a retro domed light shade and retro lamps and plants. |
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Tint film for Table |
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Tint film |
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Glass Tint |
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Retro wallpaper |
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Pattern 445 |
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EW Moore |
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www.ewmoore.com |
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Paints |
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Avocado green 'Topaz 10C35-UC56' |
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Leyland |
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Varnish |
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Dark teak wood stain |
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Liberon |
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MDF |
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Teak veneered MDF, flexi-ply |
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From all good DIY stores |
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Strip-lights |
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Special link strip lights |
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QVS |
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Fabric |
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Lime green cord |
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