The tiles inspired our colour scheme
When Hannah Philipson found a reclaimed fireplace with teal and ochre tiles, her new living room design just fell into place
Feature Karen Wilson
My room...
Photos Katie Lee
A bit about me
Hi, I’m Hannah and I live with my husband Pete in a three-bedroom Victorian terrace in Newcastle. I’m a freelance sewing instructor and run courses in dressmaking; check out facebook.com/cutandsewnewcastle.
My problem living room
When we bought the house in September last year it was looking tired and very shabby. The living room at the front was a good size, but I didn’t like the yellow painted wallpaper, net curtains, beige fireplace and dated brass light fittings. A total refresh was definitely in order.
How I made it work
After scraping off the old wallpaper, we had the room re-wired and re-plastered before starting from scratch with a new colour scheme.