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Bedroom

                                                                                                         Ivo checks out the drum kit in his
                                                                                                         brother Otto’s bedroom. Vertical
                                                                                                         tongue-and-groove panelling takes
                                                                                                         on a Scandi feel, accented by the
                                                                                                         typically Gustavian sleigh bed and
                                                                                                         painted floorboards.
                                                  PAINTED                                                BUY THE KEY PIECES
                                         FLOORBOARDS                                                     The Gustavian bed, £750, Tasha Interiors
                                        Hard-wearing and                                                 at Notonthehighstreet.com is similar. Titan
                                            easy to repaint                                              pendant, £439, Original BTC. The Noah
                                             when scuffed                                                desk, £295, Feather & Black is a match











            En-suite bathroom
                                                                             WHAT I’VE LEARNED
            Two bedrooms were linked to create
            Greg and Sally’s room and en-suite                                    Don’t assume you have to
            bathroom. ‘The connecting Crittall                               “
            doors came from a bungalow in Bury                               extend. We resisted the urge to
            St Edmunds; they were painted white
            and chipped but came with the door            build into the side return and turn the
            frame, so I knew a coat of paint
            would sort them out,’ says Sally. The         room at the back of the house into a wide
            bath was also an eBay find, originally
            painted an ‘unappealing terracotta’.          kitchen with doors leading into the

            BUY THE KEY PIECES
            The Chatsworth double ended roll-top          garden; it just didn’t seem the right
            bath, £499.95; and Victoria mixer taps,
            £89.95, Victorian Plumbing are a match        decision for this house                        ”



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