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crates that were a brilliant buy froman antiques fair and are great for storage.``````Bargain buysI moved in at the end of the summer andgot a lot of pieces in the end-of-seasonsales. My mum came across the diningtable for £100 and I found the Ercol chairsfor £30 each on eBay. I painted them tomatch the trolley, to tie the look together.Whenever I go to my parents’ house,I’m always hunting around for unwanteditems I could use in the flat. I found a coolbrass tray gathering dust, and with just abit of polish, I got it looking shiny in notime. Now it looks great on the table.I’m really pleased with the way mykitchen turned out, it’s amazing how withjust a few simple touches you can reallygive it personality. The only thing I’d like todo is to get a tiled splashback – I’m savingup for some gorgeous marble-effect tiles.I never dreamt that one day I’d own myown home and I’m so happy I found anaffordable way to do it in an area I love.’``````Get even more decoratingideas – sign up to our freenewsletter at housetohome.co.uk/thehomestylist``````WRITING’S.ON THE WALL.‘I love my chalkboardwall – Peter andI leave notes foreach other on it!’``````GLASS ACT.‘This jug, theglasses, and theprint give a greatburst of colour’‘TRY PAINTING YOUR FURNITURE- IT’S SUCHAN EASY WAY TO CHANGE YOUR COLOUR SCHEMEON A BUDGET AND CAN REVITALISE TIRED PIECES’^Similar Logik oven, £119.99; HotpointWDL540P washer-dryer, £429.99, bothCurrys. Montpellier fridge freezer, £247.97,Appliances Direct. Chalkboard paint, £11.73per ltr, B&Q. Bekvam trolley, £35, Ikea.Maison toaster, £49.99, Tefal. Fika mugs,£6 each; Fika storage jars, £16 each; largecoral bamboo bowl, £14, all Oliver Bonas.Silver Buckthorn handwash, £9.99;moisturiser, £9.99, both The Scottish FineSoap Company. Copper-plated kettle,£19.99, Argos. Bamboo copper salad bowl,£14.99; cutlery, £19.99 for a 16-piece set;copper pans, £64.99 for three, all Dunelm.White cow creamer, £4, Sainsbury’s. Theelephant salt and pepper shakers are likethese, £12, Debenhams. Try the Fjordcompact dining table, £99, Made. Palomachalk paint on chairs and trolley, £18.95 perltr, Annie Sloan. Faux orange tea roses, £14per stem; coral dipped basket, £29; Like aBossprint, from £16.50 unframed; pale coralbubble jug and tumblers, £39; Coral Printwooden photo frame, £23, all``````Similar Logikoven£119 99; HotpointMy shopping listWORDS``````AMY HODGE``````STYLING``````LAURIE DAVIDSON``````PHOTOGRAPHS``````DAVID GILES``````CUTE DISPLAY.‘I found this brasstray in my parents’loft and use it todisplay things I like’Stylistsat HomeANNE SAYS‘The blackboardwall is great! Anice extra touchwould be tohave painted itwith magneticchalkboard paintso Samanthacould attachletters andreminders usingfunky magnets.’100 |SEPTEMBER 2016 housetohome.co.uk/styleathome