Your Home – August 2019

Create a warm welcome with

a trellis design runner.

Mode trellis grey hall runner,

60cm x 230cm, £39, Modern Rugs

Elements of light oak will complement the

Hamptons feel.

Oxford 150cm solid oak dining table

with Duke fabric chairs and bench, £419,

Oak Furniture Superstore

Copy Lorraine’s

idea for dining

room alcoves with

shutter-effect

wallpaper.

Coordonne

Andrea in aqua,

£50 per roll,

Wallpaperdirect

reality it’s not that expensive,’
she says. ‘I always ask prospective
clients lots of questions to make sure
the scheme is practical and find out
their favourite things to get a feel
for their style. You can’t just rely
on buying everything new though,
sometimes you have to work around
existing pieces.’
Having decorated their home from
top-to-bottom, Lorraine has already
set her sights set on replacing the
kitchen. Her plans include installing
patio doors and a skylight in the flat
roof above. ‘Ideally, I’d love a Juliette
balcony off it, but since there’s a
three feet drop down to the garden,
it might look a bit silly.’
Despite loving the area, which
is within easy reach of Hexham,
Newcastle and Durham, Lorraine admits
they won’t stay in the house forever. ‘When
we bought it we agreed it would be for 10
years,’ she says. ‘So next I’d love a barn
conversion or another older house further
into the countryside.’

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ideas to steal

High ceilings will

show off a pendant

shade with a

colourful inner

lining.

Extra large Hue

pendant, £49, Made

Get the New England look with

a decorative sail boat.

Gisela Graham large striped

wooden No1 sail boat

ornament, £57,

The Contemporary Home

Bunting will create a

summery feel all year round.

White fabric bunting,

£8.99, Ginger Ray

Pick a mirror with a ledge for

extra display space to house

plants and accessories.

Good idea!

This space used to feature painted

floorboards but Lorraine has recently

put down a parquet-effect vinyl from

Online Carpets and painted the mirror

white. ‘I used the flooring in a client’s

kitchen and thought it would look lovely

YH in my bathroom,’ she says

Of youngest daughter

Emma’s bedroom, Lorraine says:

‘She wanted a duck-egg blue

scheme and we’ve also sourced

reclaimed fireplaces for both

of the girls’ bedrooms.’ The

wardrobe is from IKEA. For a

similar knitted star blanket, try

the Mimmo from Trouva