BEYOND THE PALE

Clarissa and Doug Thompson’s brief for revamping the transitional villa they’d just bought was simple and unambiguous: “Anything but white.” They wanted the interior of their house to be colourful and to work with some of the special pieces they’d bought on their travels.

“I’ve always loved terracotta and colours from Morocco and Turkey,” says Clarissa. And so the couple and Clarissa’s best friend, interior designer Mary-Ellen Hinton, set about planning the decor for the 1920s house