Colour IS IN my soul

USING BOLD COLOURS AND PATTERNS CAN BE TRICKY, BUT ALICIA AND JOHN FRANCIS HAVE ACHIEVED THE PERFECT BALANCE

- JENNY TUCKER, KAREN WILSON

Living room

‘The rug is one of my favourite things in here as I love colour. I’m really happy with the way the rest of the room works around it.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES Walls painted in French Grey Dark absolute emulsion, £48.50, Little Greene. Boho sofa in Pacific Clever Velvet, £2,485, Loaf. Christmas tree, £195, The White Company. Baubles, Raj Tent Club, George Home and Habitat

''One of the FIRST THINGS I decided was that I didn’t want the house to FEEL LIKE a museum “

HOME NOTES

WHO LIVES HERE? Alicia Francis lives here with her husband John, and their children Adam, 16, Abigail, 15, and David, 12, plus the family’s two dogs and a cat.

THE PROPERTY A five-bedroom semi-detached Victorian villa in north London.

After buying an all-white Victorian villa 11 years ago, Alicia and John have transformed every room with bold and cheerful colors.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO REVAMP YOUR HOME?