Welcome TO MY HOME

A BIT ABOUT ME

I’m Nancy Straughan, 32, a photographer and stylist, nancy-straughan.com. I live with my husband, Simon, 36, an accountant, and our daughter, Peggy, two.

WHERE I LIVE

Our home is a rented Victorian three-bedroom flat in Jesmond, Newcastle, where we’ve lived since November 2019. I post home updates on my Instagram @nancy_straughan.

WHAT I WANTED TO CHANGE

The flat was spacious but very plain with a boring kitchen and bathroom, so we needed to inject some character and personality into it.

HOW I MADE IT MY OWN

As we’re renting, we’ve used removable wallpaper and given the small kitchen a mini makeover with new handles and adhesive vinyl on the worktops.

I’ve accessorised with vintage books, dried flowers and muted artwork.

MY FAVOURITE PART

The grey marble fireplace in our bedroom. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful original feature and it makes a great backdrop for photos.