It Was A Seventies Throwback!

Philippa and James Beaumont stripped out shagpile carpet, peeling vinyl wallpaper and polystyrene ceiling tiles to create this elegant, contemporary room

'We chose statement furniture and everything else was designed to fade nto the background,' says Philippa. 'Our biggest spend was the vanity unit, which we initially painted grey but it didn't work with the beige tiles, so we redid it in dark green'