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Natalie Jahangiry

Unpopular opinion – stop painting small rooms white

Terracotta room with houseplants and bright painting of abstract woman on wall.

Interior designer Natalie Jahangiry is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on decorating a home to suit a busy family life while sticking to your aesthetic values, too. See the rest of her articles here.

"I need to keep the palette light in this room because it's small and there's not much natural light." It's a phrase I hear on a regular basis, and perhaps the biggest casualty of our fear of colour is the small or dark room itself. The box room. The spare bedroom. The north facing living room. The awkward spaces you just can’t quite get right, that slowly become a dumping ground for clutter.

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