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Astunning single-storey extension for a gorgeous property in Colchester has proved a hit – with both the home’s owner and the rest of the neighbourhood. Carried out by leading South East home improvement company SEH BAC, the spectacular conservatory features a stunning set of bifold doors providing a seamless transition to the garden and a thermally efficient glass roof to flood the space with natural light.

With a desire to extend their living space in style, the client visited SEH BAC’s stateof-the-art showroom in Colchester. The customer says: “We had a conservatory there originally, but it was much smaller, and we decided to put a bigger one in for an added room onto the lounge.

“When I was out shopping I saw the SEH BAC showroom, had a look around, and really liked everything they had. Laurence and the operations team came out to view our home and they were so easy to work with. The installation all went to plan, the SEH BAC team were brilliant, and we are really pleased with the result. We have been the envy of the street, and everyone keeps admiring it and talking about it.” So impressed with the work and the installation carried out, the client has also placed an order for replacement windows and doors. The customer adds: “We have a little bungalow at the end of our drive, which hasn’t been updated since we moved in and still has the old wooden windows, so we’ve ordered all new windows and doors for that from SEH BAC.”

Steve Rawding, SEH BAC’s Sales and Marketing Director, comments: “We are delighted the customer is happy with her new conservatory. Its elegant design complements the property beautifully and acts as a real focal point.

“It provides a fantastic light-fi lled space that the family can enjoy as a place to relax or entertain, and an ideal balance for letting the light in while feeling like a full extension. The outstanding design and fi nish to the work is testament to our operations team, who have done a fantastic job.”

For more information, call 0800 666 444 or visit sehbac.com

Compressing two centuries of decoration into a single collection of wallpapers is no small task. National Trust Papers III is an authentic collection of eight historic wallpaper designs adapted and recoloured for use within the modern interior, comprising 45 colourways in designs created from original source material belonging to the National Trust and put into production by Little Greene.

The collection focuses on pieces found at three historic houses: Oxburgh Hall and Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk and Newark Park in Gloucestershire, with the addition of one design that has been recoloured and revived from the Little Greene archive. Employing traditional methods of printing that have remained unchanged for over 100 years, there is an array of hand-painted birds, stylised florals and scrolling trails, as well as a traditional Toile de Jouy.

This marks a new approach to pattern colouration within the Little Greene collections, reinterpreting the colour-drenching paint trend that has led to enveloping, intimate interiors, with many of the wallpapers featuring bold tonal colourways. These designs include Poppy Trail in shades of Masquerade pink, and Hoja in four colourways, including Hellebore and Air Force Blue.

This is part of a campaign to support the National Trust’s work – for the sale of each roll of wallpaper, a contribution is made in support of the National Trust’s important work caring for 500 places, including 780 miles of coastline, historic sites, 250,000 hectares of countryside