Stephanie Durrant Homes Portfolio

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ONE-BED FLAT

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COME ON IN! ABOUT ME I’m Steph Durrant, 30, a magazine journalist, and I live with my ragdoll cat, Cece. MY HOME I live in a one-bedroom flat in Chelmsford, Essex, which I bought in February 2014. WHEN I BOUGHT IT It’s a groundfloor flat in a converted 1930s semidetached house. It was just renovated when I moved in and I was the first to live there, so needed to select flooring and put my stamp on the place.

IDEA TO STEAL

‘Hang a brightly coloured macrame pot holder to brighten up French doors’

AND NOW I didn’t need to do any decorating, but I’ve brightened the place with plenty of colour, using art, furniture, and handmade accessories.

STYLE TIP I prefer to keep walls and furniture white, then introduce vibrant pieces that can be swapped about when I get the itch for change.

YELLOW FEVER ‘The yellow chest of drawers is my most colourful piece’

HANDSOME PRINTS ‘I love clashing prints and patterns – Liberty London fabrics are my favourite’

‘Handmade touches

MAKE IT MINE’

Steph filled her renovated flat with handcrafted pieces and vintage finds to create a feminine sanctuary that’s full of personality <#A#> | JUNE 2017

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chose to live in Chelmsford as it’s an up-and-coming town that lots of my friends have gradually gravitated to, due to the excellent shops and a good main line to London,’ says Steph. ‘My flat is in a perfect position, as it’s within walking distance of the town and the station. It was newly renovated, which appealed to me as I wasn’t in a position to take on a project. It had fresh white walls, ready for me to unleash my passion for colour, plus fitted white goods, so I didn’t have to fork out to buy my own. The bathroom was brand new, too, with a Jacuzzi bath (a big selling point for me!). I liked that it was on the ground floor with its own

JUNE 2017 | <#B#>


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