A bench along the wall
Fitted seating uses the edge of the room and keeps loose chair legs to a minimum.
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ROOM 168 · Other
Breakfast in lilac
Published
A edwardian semi, conceived for Surrey.
Lilac is an unexpected companion for an oak frame, and a rather good one. It cools the timber's honey colour while the marble table catches the morning light. The fitted bench leaves the centre open enough for two movable chairs, a newspaper and breakfast that needn't be hurried.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
The bench stops short of the garden door. That small break matters in a room where a table, plants and seating all compete for the perimeter. A round top is forgiving when someone gets up halfway through a meal.
Oxblood cushions give the pale walls a stronger note. Small botanical pictures sit on the solid wall, and the café curtain filters the lower part of the side window without losing the view into the trees.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
A fitted bench makes space for a proper breakfast table beneath the oak gable.
Colour palette
- Lilac
- Oak
- Oxblood
- Marble
Lilac and oak
The cool paint makes the warmth of the structural timber more apparent.
A round centre
The marble top offers a generous surface without putting a corner into the route.
A little privacy
The short curtain covers the lower glazing while the upper panes remain clear.
WHAT TO BORROW
Try one cool, pale colour beside warm structural timber before adding more brown.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Parwaha Marble Dining Table
Brass
Nkuku
The round marble top and open curved base give the dining place a lighter outline than a rectangular table.
£895.00
Cebu White Wash Wood and Round Rattan Dining Chair with Beige Seat
Living With Luxury · 2 used in this room
A pale wooden frame and cane back bring texture to the dining group without a solid upholstered silhouette.
£169.95
Manua Wood Table Lamp
Large · Dark Stain
Nkuku
The turned wooden base gives the lamp enough presence beside a chair or on a small cupboard.
£175.00
Indigo Drop Dinnerware Set Set Of 12
Cream/Indigo
Nkuku
Blue-and-white dinnerware gives the table a small patterned detail; the arrangement shown is illustrative.
£235.00