EACH WEEK, WE ask a reader with a passion for interiors to share one photo of a favourite spot in their home.
Belfast-based graphic design lecturer Laura Dixon lives with her husband, Mike, in a 1930s detached house that’s a renovation-in-progress. They bought the house in 2017 and finished the extension last summer.
While the building work is complete, the task of decorating, with “prints, patterns and plants,” is an ongoing process that Laura says she truly enjoys.
I love searching for wallpaper and unusual pieces of furniture. Weekends are usually spent having a nosey through architectural salvage yards or second hand furniture shops.
This week, Laura (@dixiesyard) walked us through the design choices that helped the couple create one very pretty bathroom, from the original inspiration to a blush enameled tub.
What do you love about this part of your home?
This part of our home is so colourful and fun. I love that is isn’t your typical bathroom. It isn’t the biggest room in the house but it has a lot of personality – it puts a smile on your face when you walk in.
How well does this photo reflect the rest of your home?
This photo definitely reflects the rest of our home. It is filled with plants, hints of pink and tiles. Our house is filled with bargain finds. The toilet and sink were from Gumtree, the drawers were free, the bath was from architectural salvage and the shower rail was from Ebay. We try decorate and style our home on a budget!
Talk us through some of the objects in the photo.
The bath is probably the main focal point. It is approximately 100 years old and we found it in a architectural salvage yard. We got it re-enameled and painted it pink and gold. The drawers were free from a house clearance and I painted them the same pink as the bath to give them a new lease of life!
How much tidying did you do before taking this photo? Be honest.
This room is probably the tidiest room in the house. The only thing that moves about is the bath shelf when you are using the bath – the rest of the time this place stays pretty much as is seen in the photo. The same can definitely not be said about the other rooms!
What was your inspiration when you were putting this room together? What are the most important elements to you in a room?
The inspiration for this room was actually the original 1930s bathroom. When we started, we stripped away black PVC panelling to final black and white metro tiles and pale pink wall panelling. It was so cool. Sadly we couldn’t salvage everything as we were totally reorganising the rooms upstairs to accommodate an extension, so we decided to use a similar colour palette and flat metro tiles for the walls. We love the little nod to the original part of the house.
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