25 Beautiful Homes – July 2019

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brasscabinets,whichworkperfectlywiththenew
greenmarbleworksurfaces.‘Thecabinetsareso
exciting,asthebrassis likea livingmaterial,’says
Michelle.Herringboneparquetflooringwasalso
fitted,addingwarmthandcontrasttothescheme.
Withthebuildingworknearingcompletion,
Michellebeganplanningthedecor.AsanA-List
stylist,usedtodressingcelebritiesincludingsingers
TaylorSwiftandR ihanna,herstyleis colourful,
eclecticandhighlydistinctive.‘I loveLibertyprints,
ScandinavianpatternsandCeliaBirtwelldesignsin
pinkandpurple,green,mustardandred,’shesays.
‘I enjoya hotch-potchfeel,withdifferentfabrics
goingonatthesametime.I justthrowit together
andit seemstowork,aslongasthecolourslook
okaynexttoeachother.I alsolikea bitofglamour.’
Renovatingherhomehasalsoledtoa new
careerasaninteriordesignerforMichelle.‘When
a friendofminemovedtoLAforsixmonths,she
askedmetoredesignherhouseherewhileshewas
away,andthat’sopenedthedoortomoreprojects,’
shesays.Herownhomeis verymucha ‘workin
progress’,however,asMichelleis planningmore
changes.‘I’mthinkingofturningthecellarinto
a den, with a cosy sofa and a big screen for films.’

HALLwAy

Theperiodchandeliershinesdown

onoptical-illusiontiling.

Zellige floor tiles, £159sq m, Mosaic del Sur

BATHROOM

Michellechosesoothingshadesofgreenand

taupeasa contrasttothegeometricflooring.

SlipperSatinestateemulsionis a matchforthe

wallcolour,£46.50for2.5L,Farrow&ball.Vigo

floortiles,£125sqm,bert&May.Canterbury

freestanding bath is similar, £1,800, Fired earth

IRISBLOSSOM’SBEDROOM

Anantiquebrassbedandvintageposteradd

retrocooltothispink-paintedroom.

VintageFrenchbed,ebay.theAvadoublepatchwork

reversible duvet cover set has this look, £22, Dunelm

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