Surrey Homes | SH100 | May 2023 | Something To Celebrate Supplement inside

Above: The mini bedroom makes up for its small stature with its wild decor. The ceiling is clad with
copper mirror laminate and the walls papered with a design by Paloma Faith from Wayfair
Carpetright and it led to us creating
our maximalist look,” Di explains. “We
both love bold colour and pattern with
an unexpected twist, so had great fun
putting the room schemes together.
“People often believe smaller spaces
call for more pared-back designs and
pale colours, but we disagree – adding
colour and punchy pattern to even the
smallest of spaces creates personality
and character – and is a great way of
adding a maximalist aesthetic. Each
room was planned with a starting point.
For Dixie the wallpapers were actually
the key to each bedroom scheme, as we
wanted a bold focal point for each area.”
With the navy leopard print carpet
as a starting point, it didn’t take Cass
and Di long to put together the rest
of the colour scheme. “We went for a
gorgeous shade of lilac, Little Greene
Hortense, for the walls. We used the
same paint on the ceiling which we clad
with reclaimed waste MDF from
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