STYLE HOME
"FASHION INFLUENCES MY interior style"
PINKS, BLUES AND GREENS DEFINE LAURA MAGEE’S WARDROBE, AND NOW THEY TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN HER VIBRANT NEW HOME, TOO
1 “Create your own pièce de résistance!”
‘Mine is the kitchen. It reflects our personalities and shows off my love of colour and texture. I used terracotta to zone the dining area, while the existing cabinets were in good condition, so we resprayed them dark blue. My motto is revamp what you’ve got.’
BUY THE KEY PIECES
Lydford table, £749, Cult Furniture. Wishbone chair, £145, Where Saints Go. Bar stools, £125, Rockett St George. Dyberg Larsen DL39 pendants in Opal/Black, £109 each, Lights.co.uk
VERTICAL TILES
Inspired by a New York bar, they make an eye-catching wall feature
2 “Play the opposite of being safe with colour”
‘Choosing a scheme is scary, especially when it comes to colour. There’s a temptation to go for pale shades to brighten up a hall, but we used a dark, dramatic blue under the dado, which actually works to elongate the space and make it feel bigger and brighter.’
BUY THE KEY PIECES
Try Kent side chair in Blue, £153 for two, Wayfair. For planters, try Nkuku
3 “Repurpose a w indow to use inside”
‘This internal window was already here between the back room and the kitchen when we moved in, and I love it. I hung pots there with trailing plants to create a unique design feature. It maintains a degree of privacy between the two spaces, while allowing natural light to pass through.’
BUY THE KEY PIECES
Fez Star glazed ceramic floor tiles, £25sq m, Best Tile. Hasuko birch bench, £375, La Redoute. Try Descartes mirror, £363, FY!
ART AS INSPIRATION
Treasured paintings act as a starting point for a room’s palette
4 “Shared colour schemes unite two rooms
”‘The existing downstairs layout,with a largeroomat the frontandasmallsnugleading into the kitchen, felt a bit old fashioned, so we knocked through. I linked the two spaces with colour, using blues and pinks, to help make the two distinct areas sit cohesively together. The room works so much better for us now, and feels much more modern in style.
BUY THE KEY PIECES
Try Kaspar sofa, £2,675, Graham & Green. Similar rug, Aziza, £1,295, Soho House. Try Poster Lounge for similar artwork
5 “Display beauty from every angle”
‘I like to place lovely objects so that when you catch sight of them, they make you smile. As a
