Your Home – August 2019

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ideas to steal

Pale blue is a great

choice for a coastal

colour scheme.

Nice matt emulsion,

£16 per 2.5l, B&Q

This large wall clock is a useful addition in an

entrance hallway.

Cream oversized wall clock, £12.99, Dunelm

Create an

instant vintage

feel in your

bedroom with

a pastel quilt.

Louise double

quilted

bedspread, £99,

Forever England

Shimmery tiles will

transform a kitchen

or bathroom.

Aurora mix mosaic

tiles, £15.95 per

30cm x 30cm sheet,

Walls and Floors

Striped dining seat

cushions strike a

coastal note

for dining.

Ticking stripe

boxed seat pad in

Storm, £15, John

Lewis & Partners

The generously-sized bath from

Bathstore is the perfect place for a

relaxing soak. Christina liked the Fired

Earth mosaic tiles she’d used in the

kitchen so much that she couldn’t resist

using them in this bathroom too

pieces. An old oak chest was
given a new lease of life with
whitewash, and a favourite
French-style armchair was
reupholstered in coastal-
themed fabric. ‘It all works
together well and I’m pleased
with the result,’ she says.
Now that the renovation of
the apartment is complete,
Christina has found a new
interest and has recently
taken up painting. ‘I’ve always
wanted to paint and now that
my children are all grown up,
I’ve got lots more time on my
hands,’ she says. Several of her
canvases hang on the walls,
along with those of Simon her
son, who’s an artist and fabric
designer, and her friend Tina
Stokes, a local artist.
Christina doesn’t have to
look very far for ideas for her
paintings, as the view from her
window is a constant source of
inspiration. ‘The sea is always
changing, every minute of
every day – there are boats setting sail,
or coming into shore, birds and wildlife,
and the ever-changing reflections of the
sunlight on the water. Living this close to
the sea is really so amazing, and I’m just so
pleased we moved here.’ YH

This twig heart will

add a rustic edge to

any bedroom.

Large twig heart, £12, by

The Chicken and The Egg

at Not On The High Street