ART HOUSE

Direct approach

For this rustic holiday home, the inventive owner decided that the best way to create a low-maintenance artwork was to paint it directly on the wall. With the help of an overhead projector, she outlined and shaded an image of a hawthorn branch on the stark white-painted brick.

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In the pink

The colour palette in this sun-splashed apartment is unusual but beautifully muted throughout. The guest bedroom is painted in a soft,