COME ON IN!

ABOUT ME I’m Holly Tarling, 27, an environmental officer. I live with my partner, Roger Greer, 33, a public affairs officer, in a two-bedroom, end-of-terrace house near Reading, Berkshire, which was built in 2000.

THE CHALLENGE Turning a dull and outdated kitchen into somewhere we wanted to be, which incorporated a space for eating and entertaining.

MY WISHLIST I wanted to use blues and pinks in the scheme, along with a wood-effect flooring and touches of marble.

STYLE TIP For expensive materials, such as wood flooring and marble, source affordable alternatives that look just like the real thing.