Style at Home

MY ROOM...ABOUT MEI’m Samantha Howard,32, a beauty therapist, and I livewith my flatmate, Peter, in atwo-bedroom new-build flatin Anerley, southeast London.I bought the flat as part of a sharedownership scheme in August 2015.MY CHALLENGEWhen I boughtthe flat, all the fixtures and fittingswere chosen by the builders andthe place was painted whitethroughout. The kitchen areaneeded to have some characterand to feel slightly separate fromthe open-plan living space.MY WISH LISTI wanted to add atouch of colour and pattern to theneutral scheme and display myfavourite kitchen accessories. I wasalso keen to incorporate a spacefor a small dining table and chairs.``````CREATIVECHOICES‘I brightened upthe pale green unitswith copper accents,and upcycled thetable, chairs andkitchen trolley’``````OU RCOVERSTAR!``````INTRODUCECOLOUR‘To brighten up theneutral units, I chosecoral-toned accessoriesfrom Oliver Bonas andNotonthehighstreet.com’ ‘I revived things98 |SEPTEMBER 2016 housetohome.co.uk/styleathome