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ABOUT me I’m Abi Powell, 39, an interior designer and founder of Hookway Design (hookwaydesign. co.uk). I live here with my husband Ian, 37, our sons, Toby, eight, and Ruben, five, and Florence the cat.

my Home A three-bed Edwardian semi-detached house in Nottingham. We moved here in 2014.

When i moved in The layout was clunky and awkward and didn’t work at all, while the decor was dull, dated and depressing.

AND now Changing the function of some of the rooms, adding an extension and even moving the front door has reinvented the space.

STYLE TIP By keeping to a restricted colour palette, with just a few hero shades for each room, you can achieve a lovely balance.