Black living room: 'Off-Black' emulsion by Farrow & Ball

Walls are painted Off-Black, Estate Emulsion, by Farrow & Ball. Photo from Homes and Gardens, Jan. 2006.

 

Details about furniture and accessories:

 

Nicholas armchair, £1,842 plus 5 m fabric, Beaumont & Fletche.

Nelson oak side table, £395, Benchmark Furniture, www.benchmark-furniture.com.

Frank oak desk, £1,995, Julian Chichester, www.julianchichester.com.

Manilla chair, £215, The Conran Shop, www.conran.com. Armchair covered in Adam's Eden, linen mix, 132 cm wide, £67 m, Lewis & Wood, www.lewisandwood.co.uk.

Curtain in Escale 8696/81, linen, 139 cm wide, £59 m, Nobilis, www.nobilis.fr

Edged in Austen in Charcoal, linen, 137 cm wide, £15 m, Laura Ashley, www.lauraashley.com.

Lamp, £1,765, Soane, www.soane.co.uk

Cup and saucer, £117·50 for six, Ma Maison, www.mamaison.uk.com

Throw, £295, Atelier, www.atelierliving.com

Popular grate, £259; slate slips, from £112 each; Chesney's, www.chesneys.co.uk

Elm vessels, from £210 each, Ray Key at Linley, www.davidlinley.com

Silver pear candle, £24·20 for set with apple; pencils, from 95p each, Green & Stone, www.greenandstone.com

Framed prints, £270 each, Quintessa, www.quintessa-art.com. Journals, from £19·50 each, Papyrus, www.papyrusuk.com.

Aubade 28 carpet, wool, £39·99 sq m, Kersaint Cobb, www.kersaintcobb.com.

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