STEP INSIDE...
WHO LIVES HERE? I’m Rukmini Patel, an interior designer (@rukminipatelinteriordesign). I live here with my husband, Craig Bird, who works in finance. We bought our detached new-build in Northamptonshire in 2015.
WHAT WAS UPDATED? We painted the walls, added a Berber rug, white linen curtains, framed artworks, books and natural finds.
WHY THE CHANGE? The room is north facing, so the stark, white décor felt cold. I also wanted to distinguish this corner from the rest of the open-plan space, which includes the kitchen, dining room and garden room.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE? It took six months to tackle this room. I completed it in my spare time, in between client projects.