{"id":100284,"date":"2018-10-20T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/look-on-the-bright-side-inside-a-psychedelic-margate-home\/"},"modified":"2018-10-20T22:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T15:03:43","slug":"look-on-the-bright-side-inside-a-psychedelic-margate-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/look-on-the-bright-side-inside-a-psychedelic-margate-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Look on the bright side: inside a psychedelic Margate home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCartoon colours clash with animal prints in this flamboyant house inspired by Del Boy and Changing RoomsThe exterior of Amy Exton\u2019s Margate home is painted an innocuous shade of cream. From the outside, there\u2019s no hint of what\u2019s to come. But entering Exton\u2019s house is like stepping into a psychedelic screensaver. Acidic yellows, pinks, blues and purples coat the floors, walls, stairs and ceilings. The effect is disorientating: 3D shapes are rendered 2D and, as the light changes, new colours emerge from every surface. Once your eyes have adjusted to the onslaught, you can start to take in the details: the cherubic lamp stands, porcelain leopards, kitsch side tables and plinths \u2013 the kind of objects that remain unsold at car boot sales. \u201cHow did this happen?\u201d I ask.\u201cI don\u2019t come from an interior design background,\u201d says Exton, who studied fine art at Central Saint Martins. \u201cI haven\u2019t got all these rules to follow. I\u2019m just kind of doing what I think looks good.\u201d She cites Only Fools and Horses and the 1990s TV series Changing Rooms as the inspiration behind her \u201ctrashy aesthetic\u201d. \u201cMost things that I like would look terrible in most interiors, but the whole grey trend just isn\u2019t for me.\u201d Continue reading…
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