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Though my design probably usually weighs towards the feminine, I accessories mean something. There is a prevalence of bulk-buying
prefer not to be overtly so and keep a strong nod to the masculine too. pieces just to fill space. For me I want the things I surround myself
This does not mean that everything is bland. It means you can take the (or my clients) with to carry a story and hold a memory. So wherever
extremely floral fabric and offset it with some strong stripes. You create I journey, far and wide, I pick something up that I fall in love with.
the tension, the 'opposites attract effect' which makes interior design Something that makes me smile, or is cool and unusual, representative
more exciting. In the other bedroom the hexagon wallpaper feels of where I have been, or simply beautiful. It can be a few pounds
both contemporary and timeless, and the gold provides some classic worth (or much more!) as long as it is something that makes you feel
glamour behind the oversized sleigh bed. connected to yourself, your history and your home.
On the lower ground floor there is a large open-plan kitchen, dining The dining chairs were both finds at Talisman. They could not be
and lounge. This room has three quite distinct areas, with its kitchen less alike; the short turquoise leather chairs on architectural Milo
zoned off by the islands, the dining area with its central fireplace and Baughman chrome frames; and the taller loping shapes of the brass
bookcases either side, and the lounge with its enormous corner sofa framed, button backed chairs with pale silvered fabric.
which dictates that space.
Strictly speaking they perhaps should not work together but it is that
The aqua blue lacquered shelves either side of the fireplace house unexpected combination that I love. They are like an odd couple; a
some of my collectables which I buy on my travels. One of the most tall glamorous woman, with a short precise man. But they are happy
important things for me when accessorising the home is that the together!