There's no room for beige in couple's colourful home

CHRIS AND WIFE VERONICA'S LOCKDOWN RENOVATION BECAME AN INSTAGRAM HIT - AND INSPIRED A CAREER CHANGE

- By LYNETTE PINCHESS

WITH his flamboyant look and flowing locks, Chris Beaumont bears a passing resemblance to TV interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen - and that’s not all he has in common.

Like the Changing Rooms star, Chris and his wife Veronica have an eye for colour, as their vibrant home in Basford proves.

Jungle print wallpaper in the hallway, a pink and mint green kitchen, mermaid-themed bathroom, neon signs and rainbow rugs... there’s not an inch of magnolia to be found.

The four-bedroomed detached house has been transformed into one of Nottinghamshire’s most colourful properties.

They moved into the new-build in 2019 but didn’t touch it at first as they both had busy jobs and spent the evenings watching TV.

But when lockdown hit and boredom set in, a colourful revolution began.

Chris, 42, said: “Everything was a shade of beige. We just thought we'll paint the cupboard doors of the kitchen a mint colour and put some gold handles on.

“It would just brighten up the place where we're spending all our time. When you're in there 24/7 it gave us that bit more impetus to do something.

“I think with the way of both of our personalities, it just got a little bit out of hand. So next we were painting the fridge pink and obviously that’s an unusual thing to do as it’s metal.

“It's quite hard to paint and it required a bit of specialised knowledge so we had to do a bit of research first.”