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Wallpaper 101: the elevated way.

One neutral paint colour, Clifton Sand, throughout a Ballito apartment, so wallpaper and textured grasscloth follow without a jarring effect.

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Over here you can see that we've put a really great neutral off-white on the walls. This is called Clifton Sand. The original paint colour was very yellow and quite dreary and it made the space feel quite boxed in.

So I decided to go with a nice neutral tone throughout the entire apartment, and then in each room I'm going to be adding in wallpaper and accent colours, just to help offset and create a bit of definition.

Additionally, one of the benefits of using a nice neutral paint colour is that when I'm going to be adding in a textured grasscloth to the lounge, it just creates a seamless transition, and there's not a jarring effect when you've got nice neutral walls and then beautiful textured feature walls with wallpaper.

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