Katie's House

Bought on impulse and decorated entirely by instinct, Kate's first home sat on the top floor of a Victorian building in Bristol. The flat needed work, but the bones were good — high ceilings, huge windows and the kind of traditional architecture she has always been drawn to. She layered it slowly, piece by piece, with a magpie eye and no fixed plan.

Nothing matchy, nothing too precious — pieces found at fairs, antiques markets and in unexpected places, each one chosen because she loved it. Sudbury Yellow in the living room, Pink Ground in the bedroom with a punchy Pierre Frey headboard. The kitchen stripped back and retiled in metro tiles to bounce light, then softened with open shelving, counter curtains and terracotta floors — taking inspiration from the great country house kitchens she has always admired.

Kitchen featuring a bold terracotta cabinet, white subway tile backsplash, and a vintage-style marble countertop

More than any other project, this one was pure Kate — a home built around the things she loved and the memories attached to them. There were no rules. If she loved it, she found a space for it. And the result was exactly what a home should feel like — full of personality, collected over time and completely reflective of the person who lived there. She's since moved on to her next project.

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Contemporary dining room featuring deep navy walls, a round oak table, and sculptural pendant lighting above Contemporary dining area featuring deep navy walls, a round oak table, and sculptural pendant lighting above