Colour Cocktail: The Copper Twist

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Deep, dark and seductive with shimmering copper undertones The Copper Twist is the colour cocktail to order when it comes to decorating entertaining spaces. Perfect for setting a romantic and intimate mood, the marriage of a glamorous jet black back hue with a timeless copper accent works wonders in dining rooms. Be generous with your use of the noir shades, working them into the walls and furniture only breaking them occasionally with crisp white. Then, serve the space straight up with a twist of copper and caramel hues to garnish the space: in a pendant, a standalone vase, a leather chair and so on. Try this next time you redo your dining space and you'll be left wishing you'd ordered two Copper Twists straight up!

{Living Etc July 2010}

Oh my word! I have so much I want to write about this brilliant issue of Living Etc. It's definitely a front-runner for their issue of the year. Why? Well, first there's the cracking dining room from their house of the month tour (3) and the gorgeous zebra print rugs it holds. (Pssst, if you've fallen in love with the rugs, you can enter to win a very similar one right now on Ashlina's lovely blog). Then, there's a host of great features, including: outdoor decorating (4); a light, bright and airy Sydney-based home tour (5, 6); ways to use reclaimed items for decorating (9) and ideas for creating serene bedrooms (10). Plus, there's a free summer food supplement from the incredibly talented Donna Hay - check out that to-die-for azure blue and yellow colour combo (11).

Images: Living Etc

Living Etc's July issue is out now, so if you like what you see, please buy a copy - I promise you won't regret it and we need to support our favourite shelter mags!