Property News · January 21, 2018

Tales of the unexpected: a home with hidden assets | John-Michael O’Sullivan


With Elvis, Del Boy Trotter and Pugin as inspiration, one couple transformed their flat into a cocktail of patternF or many couples, moving into a new home means a series of compromises. There comes a point in the process of blending two tastes when most of us end up sulkily settling for off-white paint. “No, that was never going to happen,” fashion historian Amber Butchart says, surveying the Margate flat she’s just finished refurbishing with boyfriend Rob Flowers. It’s an ode to exuberant colour, pattern and texture – and to a marriage of visual minds.“Basically, Rob and I share the exact same aesthetic,” Butchart explains. “We have the same favourite colours: green, orange and yellow. We’re both hoarders – we actually first met when we were working at Beyond Retro, the vintage clothing store in London. We’re obsessed with charity shops and jumble sales. And we already had incredibly strong ideas about what we were going to do with wherever we bought.” Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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