25 Beautiful Homes – July 2019

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for stockistsgo to where to buy

victorian apartment

there and it is almost certain you will find something better than your first choice’

wantedit tolook,’saysIsabella.‘Ittook

awhiletofindthestyleI wasafter,

butonceI hada clearvision,I hadthe

wholeplacerepainted.I thenfocused

onthedetails,suchasreplacingthe

doorknobs– asI’ma perfectionist,

thosebitswerethemostimportant.’

Tofindideas,Isabellasearched

online.‘I lovePinterestandI could

browsethroughit alldaylong,’she

says.‘Magazinesalsohelpeda lot,

aswellasseeingfriends’houses.’

Whenit cametothedecor,Isabella

chosea classiclook,enlivenedwith

splashesofcontemporarydesign.‘I am

quiteanold-fashionedgirl,’shesays,

‘soallmyroomshavesomeolden-day

design,andI’ma fanofmixingnew

with old.’ Choosing her colour palette,

shefavouredsoftshades,toenhance

thefeelingofspaceinherhome.‘I’ve

hadmostroomsdecoratedinpastel

shades,’shesays.‘I chosemainly

creams,pinksandlilacsfortheliving

area,butinthediningspace,I wentfor

aslightlydarkerscheme,witha black

marbleoval-shapedtablewithdark

greysatinchairs.I wasworriedthis

wouldbetoomuchofa contrast,but

infact,thestylesofthetwoadjacent

zonescomplementeachothersowell.’

Now,Isabellais delightedwith

howherstylishapartmentlooks.

‘I absolutelyloveit here,’shesays.‘My

onlyregretis thatI probablyshould

havechosentohanga chandelierin

thesittingarea– but,that said, there’s

nothing stopping me.’

BAThrOOM

Theclassiclookofthisroom

appealedtoIsabellawhen

shemovedin,andsheonly

neededtoaddaccessories

tomakeit feellikehome.

Forsimilarsanitaryware,try

waltzSteelrange,from£716,

CPhart.Pinktowels,from£3.50

each,Christy.glasspots,froma

selection, west one bathrooms

MAsTerBeDrOOM

Isabella’sbedroomisanoasis

ofcalm,decoratedina gentle

paletteofcreamandwhite.

trythebrontebed,from£605,

the english bed Company

GuesTBeDrOOM

Thisspacealsodoublesup

asIsabella’sdressingroom.

1970 cushion,£180,bella

Freud.Marinastripedthrow

withtassels,£185,Soho

home.trythegraham&

brownFrescoPinkfloral

wallpaper, £12 a roll, b&Q

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