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with a sky-blue feature wall,’ says Kate. ‘It also had a really old, threadbare carpet that we wanted to replace with something a little more luxurious. en there was a strange pull chord above the bed, as well as a regular light switch, to turn the light on and o!’

Kate scoured Instagram and magazines for inspiration on how to decorate and fell in love with the trend for leaves, palms and all things tropical. A Google search for tropical wallpaper threw up the perfect palm design for a feature wall and its green tones inspired the rest of the colour palette. STEP TWO With the ceiling skimmed, the couple hired a painter-decorator to paint the walls and hang the wallpaper. ‘We both work really long days in London and I just love coming home to the work having been done to a great standard,’ says Kate. ‘Hanging wallpaper is not something within my skill set, especially with such a busy pattern, so getting someone in to do that for us was denitely a good decision.’ e room is south-facing and benets from lots of light, so Kate and Phil decided to emphasise this by painting the non-papered walls in an o-white colour to create a light, bright space that also feels restful and calm. ‘I learned the hard way about measuring for wallpaper with a busy pattern,’ laughs Kate. ‘You need a lot more than you think – the poor decorator ran out halfway through and had to come back the following week to nish the job! It looks amazing though and really gives a focal point to the room.’

STEP THREE With the decorating complete, it was time for a new light-grey carpet to go down and curtains to go up.