Be inspired by Antonia's retro-style terraced home
Antonia's colourful living room features an exciting blend of contemporary and retro-inspired accessories.
Antonia's colourful living room features an exciting blend of contemporary and retro-inspired accessories.
1/10 Bright living room
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Ikea
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Ikea.
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John Lewis
2/10 Living room fireplace
The existing 1960s gas fire in Antonia's living room was replaced with something more in keeping with the house. Modern accessories and retro-inspired touches add interest around the fireplace.
Retro magazine rack
The Contemporary Home
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John Lewis
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3/10 Living room bookcase
Antonia was given this old armchair which she has reupholstered in a lovely patterned fabric and the large bookcase makes a fab focal point in the living room.
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The Old Cinema
4/10 Dining room
Going for a 1970s look in the dining room, Antonia chose a glass table and statement black chairs. She found it hard to find floor mats that were the right size, colour and price so she asked a local independent carpet store to make some.
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Marks & Spencer
5/10 Kitchen
Antonia chose White units, surfaces and textured tiles to open up this compact retro-inspired kitchen.
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Ikea
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Tile Depot
6/10 Staircase
A striped stair runner accentuates the length of the stairs and gives Antonia's hallway a hit of pattern.
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Alternative Flooring
7/10 Hallway
The hallway has a lovely bright feel as Antonia used simple colours and pretty wallpaper to lighten it up.
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Wallpaperdirect
8/10 Bedroom
Antonia stripped back the paint from cupboard doors to reveal the original wood, which makes the most of period features in this Eastern theme bedroom.
For a similar lamp
John Lewis
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Marks & Spencer
9/10 Bathroom
Retro black and white tiles, muted tones and a hidden folding shower screen give Antonia's bathroom a chic 1950s look.
Folding shower screen
Outasight
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Homebase
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Tile Depot
10/10 Terrace exterior
Anna's cosy two-bedroom 1900s terraced house in London, features a unique blend of contemporary and retro-inspired touches. New windows completely transformed the outside of the house.
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Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.
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