Decorate a wooden chair with decoupage

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How to do it
Photocopy copyright-free floral images and cut them out with a scalpel. Paint the chair, then use white paint to highlight the contours. Once dry, affix the cutouts using wallpaper paste. Finish with clear matt varnish.

What you need
Andean Grey eggshell (44-24D) paint from Sanderson and Brilliant White eggshell from Dulux. Copyright-free images book, The Dover Bookshop. Diamond Hard clear matt varnish, Ronseal at B&Q.

Get the look
The Soho console table is from Brissi
and the desk lamp from Aram Store, Find this ribbon coat rack at Geoffrey Drayton.

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