CHARACTER STUDY
25 Beautiful Homes|September 2021
Vintage pieces, contemporary designs and a good dose of colour have brought personality and warmth to Cathy Colston’s semi
RACHEL LEEDHAM
CHARACTER STUDY

SITTING ROOM

Grey walls let the statement pieces stand out. Chair, £120, Swivel UK. Patsy large round mirror, £175, Habitat. Jake corner sofa, from £3,432, Love Your Home, is similar

SITTING ROOM

A sleek table and two chairs have created a corner for contemplation. Curtains made by Diamond Interior Furnishing. Curtain fabric in Carnival in Indigo from the Tango collection, £54.90m, Linwood. Round terrazzotable, £309, Hay at Nest. Etta chairs in blue velvet, £150 for a pair, Habitat

DINING AREA

Vintage pieces, including a set of 1950s stacking chairs, add character to the new extension, where an oversized skylightensures the space feels open and bright. The vintage Remploy stacking chairs were sourced on eBay. Woven rattan shade, £175, Cox & Cox. Hiba metal two-tier console table, £120, La Redoute. Still Life #1 print by Maxime Rokus, £40, PSTR Studio. Try Vinterior for a similar table

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Grade II-listed semi-detached Georgian house

LOCATION Pembrokeshire

ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen diner, snug, four bedrooms (one en suite), two bathrooms

PURCHASED 2020

PREVIOUS PROPERTY ‘We also have a Georgian house just outside Bath,’ says Cathy.

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