2019-05-01 Your Home and Garden

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BEDROOMS
Jess’goodeyeandabilitytonab
a bargainarealsoevidentinthe
bedroomsharedbyyoungerdaughters
LeilaandNala.Thestrikinggrey-and-white
wallpaperwaspickedupfor$5a roll,while
thedrawersandmanrobes(asmallwardrobe
withhangingspaceononeside,drawerson
theother)inallthreebedroomswerepainted
inbrighthuesleftoverfromtherenovationof
thefamily’sprevioushome.Thelargefabric
wallhanginginthegirls’room(picturedon
thispage)is oneoftwoboughtonlinefrom
theUS;theotherone,ofa Highland cow,
decoratesthestairwell.

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BATHROOMS
Thebiggestchangewasinthe
bathroom,whichhadbeensplitinto
threespaces,onecontaininga toilet,onea
showerandtheothera bath.Thecoupletook
outoneofthesedividingwallstocreatean
open-planbathroomandmovedanoutside
wallinwards7cm,enlargingthelaundryon
theothersidewheretheytheninstalledan
extremelyusefulsecondtoiletandshower.
Sanjaymadethecabinetryinthelaundry
andthemainbathroomusingnaturalplyand
whitebasinstogetthecleanlookJesswanted.
A largewreathhungonthewallabove
thebathis madefromflowersJessforaged
anddried.“I tookthemtoourlocalflorist,
Pineapple Sage, and she created this wreath.”

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