2019-05-01 Your Home and Garden

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BEDROOMS

Jess’goodeyeandabilitytonab

a bargainarealsoevidentinthe

bedroomsharedbyyoungerdaughters

LeilaandNala.Thestrikinggrey-and-white

wallpaperwaspickedupfor$5a roll,while

thedrawersandmanrobes(asmallwardrobe

withhangingspaceononeside,drawerson

theother)inallthreebedroomswerepainted

inbrighthuesleftoverfromtherenovationof

thefamily’sprevioushome.Thelargefabric

wallhanginginthegirls’room(picturedon

thispage)is oneoftwoboughtonlinefrom

theUS;theotherone,ofa Highland cow,

decoratesthestairwell.

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BATHROOMS

Thebiggestchangewasinthe

bathroom,whichhadbeensplitinto

threespaces,onecontaininga toilet,onea

showerandtheothera bath.Thecoupletook

outoneofthesedividingwallstocreatean

open-planbathroomandmovedanoutside

wallinwards7cm,enlargingthelaundryon

theothersidewheretheytheninstalledan

extremelyusefulsecondtoiletandshower.

Sanjaymadethecabinetryinthelaundry

andthemainbathroomusingnaturalplyand

whitebasinstogetthecleanlookJesswanted.

A largewreathhungonthewallabove

thebathis madefromflowersJessforaged

anddried.“I tookthemtoourlocalflorist,

Pineapple Sage, and she created this wreath.”

BEFORE

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