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DECORATING THIS HOUSE KICK-STARTED my new career

SOPHISTICATED RESTYLE Inspiring homes

'I made moodboards, which gave me the confidence to swap out the dull grey furniture and mismatched accessories for warmer tones'

My story

'We stumbled across this estate when we were on our way to the supermarket. It was a total fluke! We loved the location of the development, which has great links to the city, so booked a viewing for that day and put in an offer the same afternoon on one of the remaining properties.

As we purchased our home as a 'stock plot', all the fixtures and fittings had already been picked out by the developers. We loved the kitchen and bathroom design, but the other rooms lacked character. I knew that injecting personality into a new-build property would take a lot of imagination, but I was willing to give it a go.

Shortly before moving in, we discovered that our garage had no electricity. David planned to use the space for his workshop and needed power for his tools,

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