Dining area
‘I wanted to bring more atmosphere into this space, so opted for a calm patterned wallpaper in dark colours,’ says Suzan. ‘At Christmas, there’s 20 of us and we take turns cooking.’
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kitchen in a pale grey,’ says Suzan. ‘After two months we realised the white walls didn’t feel right and started adding warmer colours. I always have to live somewhere for a while and experience what it’s like. Interior design should grow during your life – it’s an organic process.’
Suzan used feature wallpaper as the springboard for her colour themes, while rugs, in simple designs to avoid clashing with the wallpaper, break up the floors and bring in texture. Moving furniture, changing colours and adding wallpaper is an ongoing process for former window dresser Suzan, who now runs online interiors store, Deens, with her sister and a friend. ‘When friends come round, they invariably notice that something has changed again,’ she says. ‘This happens at least with every new season. We have many different spaces here, and I love to switch furniture from one spot to another, to create cosy new corners. I think it’s