25 Beautiful Homes – July 2019

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usylivesandthehappy

arrivaloftheirthree-year-

olddaughter,Amelie,

promptedinteriordesigner

JoelleSoutarandherhusbandMurray

tosearchfora boltholebythesea.‘We

wantedsomewheretoescapetoatthe

weekend,withminimalmaintenance,

wherewecouldenjoybeingtogether

withAmelieandourblack Labrador

Ernie,’Joelleexplains.

Whenshespottedthisfirst-floor

apartmentoverlookingtheseainNorth

Berwick,a seasidetown 25 mileseast

oftheirhomeinEdinburgh,Joelle

immediatelyknewit wouldbeperfect.

‘Wewereluckytogetit butI thinkthe

dated,gloomyinteriorwasinourfavour

andthefactthattwomainrooms,

includingthekitchen,hadnoview.’

JoelleandMurraysetabout

changingallthisbyincorporating

a newkitchen-dinerintothesitting

roomandturningtheoriginalkitchen

intothesecondbedroom.‘Nowwecan

cookandspendtimetogetherasa

familyinthebeautifulfrontroomwith

itsmesmerisingseaview,’shesays.

Theyhadtoknockdowntwowalls

toachievethispleasinglayout,butas

an experienced designer – Joelle runs

DININGAREA

Thechairswerefoundina junkshop

andJoelleupcycledthemwithAnnie

Sloanpaint.Thephotographisof

BrigitteBardotwhensheshota film

atNorthBerwickintheSixties.

Extendabletable,JoelleReidInteriors.

TryGreekBluechalkpaint,

£19.95for1L,AnnieSloan,asa match

for the colour on the chairs

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