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Neo-retro

Seventies curves, stripes and warm wood.

The 1970s, kept fresh: curved sofas, stripes, mustard and blue, and warm wood laid in a pattern.

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A living room in neo-retro: a striped wall in kaya yellow, a blue sofa with rust and mustard cushions and a warm wood plank floor.Illustration

Colours · 60 / 30 / 10

  • Kaya · 60%
  • Shophouse blue · 30%
  • Laterite · 10%

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Materials

  • Warm wood
  • Striped wallpaper
  • Corduroy and velvet
  • Smoked glass

Shapes

  • A curved sofa
  • Round lamps
  • Stripes
  • Rounded corners

Belle's three rules for this look

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  1. Stripes on one wall only.
  2. Mustard, blue and rust, and no fourth colour.
  3. Round the corners: on the sofa, the mirror, the table.

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Where 60 / 30 / 10 comes from

A floor for it

Solid parquet

Parquet carries the seventies' warm wood.

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Sources

  1. 1Apartment Therapy, The 60-30-10 rule, explained, 28 Aug 2025A rule of thumb many designers use: about 60% main colour, 30% second colour and 10% accent.