Fuss-free period style
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Classic cream living room with simple fireplace
Arts and Crafts style teamed with the low maintenance of a new build added up to be the ideal first home for these newlyweds.
by Mandi Millar, photographs: Ashley Morrison
Property details
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Exterior of the three bedroom new build home
Type of house: Three-bedroom new build
Location: Hillsborough, Northern Ireland
Purchase price: £275,000
Money spent: £15,000
What it\'s worth now: £435,000
Restful living room
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Classic cream living room with simple fireplace
Janice and Chris created a restful living room with clean lines and neutral colours. The sofas are from Marks and Spencer. The cushions, ceiling light and curtains are all from Hampton Interiors in Lisburn. Find a similar side table at The Pier and similar candlesticks at TK Maxx.
Light and airy
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Classic cream style kitchen with black worktop
The couple sourced the units from Abbey Kitchens and Bathrooms in Newtownabbey, and found the table and chairs at The Pier. A dark granite worktop is teamed with pale units and floral print curtains to keep the overall look light.
Arts and Crafts spirit
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White kitchen table with white jug and spotty mugs
The jug on the table and the picture are from Au Naturale. The dotty mugs are from Emma Bridgewater.
Storage solution
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Shake style storage in the kitchen
Chris and Janice added extra storage in the kitchen with the Shaker-style wall unit and matching bench with baskets from The White Company.
Dining room drama
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Dining room with table and dramatic oversized curtains
Janice added a touch of drama in the dining room with the oversized curtains, made by Hampton Interiors. The dining table and chairs are from Gilpin\'s Furniture in Belfast.
Bold look for the boudoir
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Black and white bedroom with monochrome floral wallpaper
A bold, floral patterned wallpaper and velvet curtains, both from Hampton Interiors, create a chic dressing corner in the master bedroom.
A touch of glamour
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Mirrored dressing table with chair and dramatic black velvet curtain behind
Black velvet is used in scatter cushions and on the lamp shades for a sumptuous feel. The glamorous mirrored furniture is all from Marks and Spencer.
The blue room
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Pretty sky blue bedroom
A fresh sky blue creates a calm, airy room. The bedlinen is by Paul Costelloe from Dunnes Stores and the walls are painted in white and blue.
A colonial feel
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Colonial style bedroom with green bedlinen and print curtains
Dark woods and leaf-print curtains give a colonial look. The giraffe is from Marks and Spencer.
A pretty bathroom
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Pretty blue bathroom
The bathroom suite was mixed and matched from ranges at Dickson Bathroom and Tile Centre.
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Mirrored bedside table in pretty bedroom
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Mirrored beside cabinet, £295, Wallace Sacks