Be inspired by Laura's colourful house

Laura's living room showcases her passion for vivid colour and bold pattern.

Laura's
living room
showcases her passion for vivid colour and bold pattern. Her turquoise sofa, from
Loungin
is set against a striking wallpaper from
Habitat
, while the other walls are kept white to allow the feature wall to be the star of the show. For similar cerise pink cushions try
Next.

1/10 Living room

living room with wallpaper on wall and sofa with cushions

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

2/10 Fireplace

fireplace with flower vase and mirror on wall

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Laura has created a cosy corner next to the fireplace with a modern slimline sofa and bold turquoise vases. She spotted the mirror at an antiques fair and had it repaired and repainted. You can find a similar ornate vintage-style mirror at Dunelm Mill.

3/10 Kitchen-diner

kitchen room with metro wall tiles and wooden table

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Laura opted for sleek white units from Howdens so she could add colour with minty brick-shaped tiles from Johnson Tiles, and dining chairs in bright ice-cream shades. You can find similar vivid-coloured chairs at Argos.

4/10 Dining table

hallway with dining table and chairs with flower jar

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

The hallway leads into the family kitchen diner, allowing light to flood through the house from the bi-fold doors onto the garden. Laura hung pink pendant lights above the dining table to tie in with the brightly coloured dining chairs. You can find similar pendant lights from BHS.

5/10 Funky wall cupboard

wall cupboard with crem wall and cups with glasses

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Laura lined the back of this antique wall cabinet in the kitchen diner with bright wrapping papers and then varnished them so they'd last. You can find a similar vintage-style wall cabinet from Berry Red.

6/10 Hallway

hallway with stairway and red carpet

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

To liven up the plain hallway, Laura opted for a bold stair runner over painted stairs to create a classic look. Find colourful stair carpet at Carpet Right.

7/10 Main bedroom

bedroom with white wall and shelves on wall

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Laura's signature colours pink and aqua are continued into the bedroom. She chose modern floral bed linen to stand out against the pale backdrop, while the white metal bed gives the room a timeless feel. For similar bed linen try Debenhams.

8/10 Children’s bedroom

children's bedroom with wallpaper on wall and metal bed

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Even Laura's daughter, Daisy, has a colourful bedroom with a striking feature wall behind her bed and a sunshine-yellow blind. Her name is spelt out in fabric-covered letters for an eye-catching feature at the top of her alcove shelves. For similar padded letters try Jonny's Sister.

9/10 Bathroom

bathroom with wash basin and cabinet with commode

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Sugary-pink walls are the perfect foil to the white fittings in Laura's bathroom and they help the otherwise plain space to tie in with the other colour-packed rooms in the house. For a similar wall colour try Wickes.

10/10 Pretty terrace house

exterior with white brick wall and glass windows

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Like the inside, the outside of Laura's period terrace house is white with colourful touches. The spearmint-coloured door creates a stunning welcome and sets the scene for what's to come on the inside. Check out Farrow & Ball's Exterior Eggshell and add a pop of colour to your front door.

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Heather Young
Editor

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.