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Livingetc
Emma Breislin

Peek-a-Boo Panels and Punched-Out Finishes — Why Perforated Surfaces Are the Coolest Thing in Interiors Right Now

A modern living room with 70s style, mint blue cabinetry, a rust orange sofa, blue velvet armchair, marble nesting coffee tables, shaggy armchair, display shelves, and a perforated surface along the roofline concealing aircon.

You know when you learn a new word for the first time, and then you start hearing it everywhere? I have that, but with design. I'll notice a new detail, a finish, or color, and all of a sudden — it's everywhere I look. And my latest hyper-fixation? Holes.

Purposeful holes, mind you. Punched-out, perforated pinpoints that play with light, texture, and the overall flow of the space. I've seen them in fabrics, in doors, and even architecturally punctuating solid walls.

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