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‘The 1930s doors and picture rails are elegant features I was keen to preserve. I painted the walls in Warm Pewter by Dulux’
By decorating the rooms with paintings, plants and pops of pink, Emma has added an abundance of colour to a neutral backdrop in her seaside home
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im and I moved house for a bigger garden and to be closer to the sea,’ says Emma. ‘We had our hearts set on Ballyholme, as it’s a lovely area with a good school and many of our friends live here. We were previously living in a new-build, three-bed terrace, but we desperately wanted an older property with period features that we could put our own stamp on.
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The first thing I did when we moved in was to paint all the walls in the house light blue. I think I was a little bit overexcited about having moved to the seaside and wanted to reflect this in the decor! But unfortunately, such a pale shade meant the walls got grubby really quickly, and the blue made the house feel a little cold. I decided we needed to go for something a bit darker and warmer, so I set about finding some new shades that would better suit the house. I ended up choosing a spectrum of warm greys to use in every room, as these shades provide a great neutral backdrop for me to add pops of colour to. I wanted to give our home a cohesive feel with a sense of continuity throughout, and then bring plenty of interest with colourful accents from plants and fun additions like bunting and pom-poms. One day I started hanging colourful, framed prints and I’ve basically never stopped! My gallery walls now have a starring role on my Instagram feed @flawsomehome
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We were lucky that all the improvements that we wanted to make to the
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