{"id":75229,"date":"2017-12-24T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/playing-with-style-at-home-with-karen-poole\/"},"modified":"2017-12-24T13:04:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T06:04:05","slug":"playing-with-style-at-home-with-karen-poole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/playing-with-style-at-home-with-karen-poole\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing with style: at home with Karen Poole"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe singer-songwriter from Alisha\u2019s Attic knows all about dance music, but at home she likes a more retro feelKaren Poole grew up with music. Her dad sang with the Tremeloes through her childhood then, in the 90s, she and her sister Shelly were the duo Alisha\u2019s Attic. Since then she\u2019s written more than 35 UK top 10 hits, working with the likes of Kylie, Galantis and David Guetta. But in the kitchen of her north London home, you\u2019re more likely to hear classical or ambient chill than pop. \u201cIn the car, our daughter Rose always puts Capital FM on,\u201d says Karen. \u201cBut if I played dance tunes at home, I\u2019d be in work mode, analysing it or thinking: \u2018Hmm, not sure I\u2019d do the pre-chorus like that\u2026\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cI prefer my home to be a place where I can switch off.\u201dKaren shares this house with her husband David Etherington, a TV music composer, and their seven-year-old daughter. But with her platinum discs hidden away in her box-room studio, the decor is more about intrigue and vintage than music business bling. \u201cI do like a bit of 70s glitz and Studio 54 glamour, but that\u2019s all part of my love of retro style,\u201d she says. \u201cThe 60s and 70s were such turning points in music, fashion and art, so finding pieces that evoke those eras, be it an original film poster or a Biba-esque wallpaper, is what motivates me.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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