Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

Q

I’verecentlymovedinto

a Victorianhouseinthe

countryandamwonderingwhat

colourtopaintmyfrontdoor.

I wantsomethingthatfeels

contemporarybutalsoinkeeping

withtheproperty. Any ideas?

Aneeta, online

Havingjusttakena strollaroundthe

newexhibitionatKensingtonPalace,

Victoria:WomanandCrown, I was

delightedtoseehowmuchcolour

characterisedherlife.Shemaybe

associatedwiththeblacksheworein

hermanyyearsofmourningbut,as

theshow’spartnerFarrow&Ballis

quick to point out, hers was a time of

fabricsarrivingfromtheIndian

Empireandtheexhibitionwall

mountsreflectthis,paintedina

varietyofFarrow&Ballshadesfrom

delicateCallunatoIndiaYellowand

StiffkeyBlue.Which,freeingly,means

anyhueyoufancyoughttofitwith

yourhome.Asa guide,greenertints

dowellinruralsettings,pickingup

thefreshnessoftheirsurroundings

beautifully– Farrow&Ball’s

HouseWhitehasa slightlycitrus

limeundertone,or– asseen

above– BreakfastRoomGreenadds

a sophisticatedmodernbuttimeless

touch(both£82for5Lofexterior

masonrypaint).I’msureVictoria

herself would approve.→

WHAT’STHE

PROBLEM?

If youwouldlike

MrMerridewtoadvise

onyourdecorating,

styling,shoppingor

sourcingdilemma,

sendyourenquiry

toMrMerridew@

ti-media.com

DoorinBreakfast

RoomGreenexterior

masonry,£82for 5L,

Farrow & Ball

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