Style at Home

Stylistsat HomeEvery issue we have a little extra help from members of our readerpanel, Stylists at Home. Look for their tips and ideas in the magazine...Meet the teamTania Egan Lucy FiskABOUT ME I’m 32 and live in a 1960stwo-bed bungalow in Whitstable,Kent, with my husband Karl, 32,and our sons Nate, 6, and Leo, 4.WHAT’S THE LAST THING YOUBOUGHT FOR YOUR HOME?A wooden trunk with a metal lockfrom one of the vintage shops nearWhitstable harbour. I use it as acoffee table in our living room.``````ABOUT ME I’m 39 and I live ina four-bedroom detached housein Cambridgeshire with my husbandGraham, 45, and our children Lauren,13, Nathan, 11, and Reuben, 6.WHAT’S YOUR BEST HOME STYLETIP? I like William Morris’ motto: ‘Havenothing in your house that you do notknow to be useful, or believe to bebeautiful’. It’s a work in progress!Anne CodlingLaurie MorganBridgette CooperGail ShiersABOUT ME I’m 38 and live in a 1930sfour-bed detached in St Albans withmy husband Mark, 40, and childrenSophie, 3, and Luke, 5 months.WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE ROOM?Our house is being renovated andextended, so all the rooms are a bitof a mess! I suspect that my favouriteroom will be the kitchen-diner, as itwill be the heart of the home.``````ABOUT ME I’m 55 and my homeis a semi-detached three-bedroomcottage in Staffordshire, which Ishare with my husband Steve, 53.WHAT’S YOUR LATEST HOMEPROJECT? I’ve recently convertedmy son’s former bedroom into a craftroom so I can keep all my creativebits and pieces in one place insteadof scattered around the house!``````ABOUT ME I’m 28 and I own aone-bedroom garden flat in Surbiton,Surrey, with my partner Owen, 32.WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SHOP?For investment pieces, I love shopslike Heals, The Conran Shop and TheWhite Company but I always takea look at TK Maxx and HomeSense,too, as you can often find someamazing brands at great prices.``````ABOUT ME I’m 61 and my husbandArthur, 59, and I live in a ground floorVictorian apartment that we’ve justrenovated, in Falmouth, Cornwall.WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONEDIFFERENTLY? We would havechosen a gas range cooker for ourkitchen, as the ceramic hob wecurrently have keeps cracking. I’d alsoadd some more colour to the interior.``````Have you just finished decoratingyour home or maybe transformeda room from drab to fab? Emailus at [email protected] some photos and you couldbe featured in an upcoming issueof Style at Home.GET IN TOUCHIf you’d like to share tipsand style advice with otherreaders, then we’d love tohear from you. Simply get intouch online at housetohome.co.uk/stylistsathomeBe part of ourreader panelWe want to seewhat you’vedone in yourown homes!``````SEPTEMBER 2016| 7