It's Friday, the Sun is shining (no birds singing though - they're non due dorsum inward Sweden for a few while!). But still, I'm feeling the weekend vibes, how virtually you?! Woooop! Before nosotros all caput off I wanted to percentage i lastly habitation tour amongst you lot this week. Welcome to the striking habitation of Poonam Sharma, her partner Paul together with four-year onetime boy Zachary who alive inward a Victorian villa inward Hove, East Sussex, England. I receive got to say, the architecture together with current features brand me experience thus nostalgic, but the i affair that I didn't come across inward my childhood is the beautiful deep bluish walls, touches of brass together with blend of onetime together with novel (it was all Laura Ashley dorsum then!). Before having Zachary (Z for short), Poonam worked inward the corporate the world inward senior PR roles, she's forthwith exchanged the 2 hr commute to London for her weblog Modern Luxe, where she shares her latest renovation work. I couldn't resist catching upwards amongst Poonam to honor out more.
When did you lot start writing your blog?
I started writing my weblog virtually a twelvemonth agone when I was at home looking later on Zachary. Being a Mum tin lavatory live real demanding together with I wanted to exercise something else I loved, which is interiors, so I decided to write a weblog virtually styling our habitation - because equally all Mums know, in that location is solely thus much kids TV your brain can take!
The sitting room walls receive got been painted inward Railings yesteryear Farrow & Ball together with the Study inward Night's Blue Arch yesteryear Valspar. The carmine sofa is from sofa.com.
What, you're non totally into Peppa Pig together with Paw Petrol?!!
Is blogging your total fourth dimension job?
For forthwith yes, Zachary has merely started schoolhouse together with I desire him to settle inward earlier I company into the side yesteryear side phase of my interiors career. So lookout adult man this space!
Poonam has painted the the mouldings, frames together with ceilings white inward the upstairs landing to make them to a greater extent than of a feature.
Have you lot e'er lived inward Hove? - it's a great place, I receive got a few friends together with a cousin who lives there!
If not, what drew you lot to the area?
No, I was born together with brought upwards inward London together with whilst I dearest London, it's an expensive identify to live. I moved to Brighton non knowing anyone together with receive got loved it ever since. There's something to live said virtually living yesteryear the sea. It has a similar vibe to London, cool together with vibrant but thankfully non equally expensive.
Can you tell us a fiddling to a greater extent than virtually your house?
It was built to a greater extent than or less 1900, it's a a semi-detached Victorian villa. It has 4 bedrooms, i of which doubles upwards equally a dressing room (and something else on my to-do list), 2 bathrooms, a living room together with a kitchen / diner.
What made you lot outset autumn inward dearest amongst the property?
It had that positive feeling when nosotros outset came to come across it. It was tired together with dated together with inward places, badly organised but it had bags of master features similar coving, high ceilings, skirtings, together with master fireplaces (what's non to love?!).
Before nosotros moved into our solid I lived inward a Victorian mansion apartment on the seafront. And once, you've experienced an onetime belongings (despite it's numerous problems similar damp, falling walls etc) it's difficult to imagine yourself living anywhere else.
I tin lavatory completely understand! One day, I'd also similar to alive inward a solid amongst history! So it needed a lot of TLC?
Structurally the solid was sound, but the interior was merely awful (and that's putting it mildly). It was owned yesteryear a identify unit of measurement who had it for years, but unfortunately they did nada (and I hateful nothing!) amongst the interior. That said, nosotros were to a greater extent than than happy to purchase a identify where nosotros could renovate together with pose our ain postage stamp on it.
The bedchamber walls receive got been painted inward Tempest Teapot yesteryear Valspar.
That's e'er a tricky question, because I intend my trend has evolved equally I've got older (and wiser). But if I receive got to amount it up, I'd nation modern amongst the strange antique thrown in.
Who says you lot can't receive got a wall-to-wall carpet together with a rug?! Layering a shaggy beni ourain* carpeting over the carpet inward the bedchamber like this makes the infinite fifty-fifty to a greater extent than cosy together with adds graphical detail. I also dearest how a vintage chest-of-drawers has been painted the same color equally the wall!
Where exercise you lot honor inspiration?
I acquire most of my inspiration from Pinterest together with magazines. I tin lavatory quite happily lose hours (if non days) looking for interiors inspiration!
The habitation is a blend of onetime together with new. Ardingly Antiques & Collectors Fair together with Sunbury Antiques Market are some of Poonam's leave of absence to places for one-off pieces similar the ones seen. Poonam brutal inward dearest amongst the figure drawings inward a hotel inward South Africa together with convinced the hotel possessor to sell them to her.
When nosotros outset moved in, nosotros painted our solid inward neutral colours, merely to acquire rid of the awful wallpaper that was in that location before. We wanted to alive inward the infinite earlier nosotros decided on colours. We talked virtually nighttime colours together with equally we've got actually high ceilings nosotros tin lavatory acquire away amongst it, without losing the sense of space. Saying that, initially Paul wasn't convinced thus whilst he was away on a line of piece of work concern trip, I painted the living room Farrow & Ball Railings. Eeeek. He didn't speak to me for a twain of hours when he got back, but forthwith he loves it together with was to a greater extent than than happy for us to leave of absence nighttime inward the bedchamber too!
The tiles are from tile edit: 25 tiles to dearest correct now). Also feartured: Alana rectangular mirror, brass plumbing from Vado, lighting yesteryear Wever & Ducre.
Are in that location whatsoever major lessons you've learned from renovating a house? And anything you'd exercise differently?
Yes, don't rush into anything earlier agreement your ain style, together with trust me, I've made a few mistakes inward my time. It's also slowly to acquire sucked into the lovely images on Instagram together with Pinterest thinking it volition expect dandy inward your place. But the cardinal learning for me has been to define your style, sympathise why you lot similar it, thus acquire inward your own.
What exercise you lot dearest most virtually your habitation today?
I receive got to say, I dearest the agency our solid feels when you lot outset walk in. Each room feels dissimilar (as nosotros utilization the infinite for dissimilar things) but they are nevertheless connected yesteryear the same color palette. Each of the rooms current into each other, bringing a sense of unity, which nosotros love.
Instead of opting for a to a greater extent than costly step runner, Poonam asked a local carpet store to add together a border to a long rug.
I receive got to nation I'm inward awe of anyone carrying out a major renovation - I can't fifty-fifty start out to imagine the marker of operate involved - non to hollo the decisions!! And Poonam's has turned out beautifully, don't you lot think?
I promise this has helped anyone out in that location who is carrying out your ain renovation projection - in that location are thus many lovely ideas inward this home, together with Poonam's advice is thus helpful!
If you'd similar to come across what she does side yesteryear side it's all upwards on her weblog Modern Luxe together with Instagram @modernluxeblog.
For to a greater extent than British homes today - I'm loving a beautiful white cottage yesteryear the sea, a dreamy cottage to rent inward South East England together with Cate St Hill's London oasis.
Wah - these brand me desire to nip habitation to England for the weekend, all of a abrupt feeling a bout of homesickness! Ah well. At to the lowest degree we've got 2 days of lie-ins together with deadening breakfasts ahead, right?!
Have you lot got whatsoever fun plans? Whatever you're upwards to, receive got a dandy one!
Niki
PS I'm feeling thus much amend today, give thank you lot you all for your form words!
PPS I'll live nipping inward tomorrow amongst an interview amongst Skandinavisk, who I visited inward Copenhagen lastly calendar week together with for whom I receive got leave of absence a real proud ambassador. Skandinavisk together with My Scandinavian Home are kindred spirits - nosotros both dearest to tell the story of Scandinavia - the nature, the people, the lifestyle together with of course, the candles! If you lot receive got a mo, nip inward for a read over the weekend, I intend you're going to dearest their habitation together with torso fragrances!
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