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
2/10 Fireplace
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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8/10 Children’s bedroom
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
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
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 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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