{"id":84320,"date":"2018-04-01T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T05:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plain-sailing-a-colourful-reboot-for-an-old-norfolk-house-serena-fokschaner\/"},"modified":"2018-04-01T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T05:03:17","slug":"plain-sailing-a-colourful-reboot-for-an-old-norfolk-house-serena-fokschaner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plain-sailing-a-colourful-reboot-for-an-old-norfolk-house-serena-fokschaner\/","title":{"rendered":"Plain sailing: a colourful reboot for an old Norfolk house | Serena Fokschaner"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHow deft tweaks and shrifty reinvention turned a fusty brick-and-flint house on the coast into a bright family homeWhen it comes to decorating, most of us default to the safety of white walls and polite furnishings. But you don\u2019t need a diploma in decor to pull off a home ablaze with hothouse details and colourfully upcycled furniture. With a little guidance from the professionals, you can step away from the timidity of taupe and into the warm embrace of bright patterns, over-scaled furniture and easy mix and matchiness.Which is exactly what happened to Emma Sumner when she and her husband Martin bought their family home on the north Norfolk coast. Perched on a gentle hill, the quintessentially East Anglian brick-and-flint house had a nostalgic appeal for the couple, who have two young children. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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