CHRISTMAS in colour
Real Homes|December 2022 - January 2023
Emily added vibrant bursts of colour into her new-build home, and completed the look with a festive rainbow scheme that suits her style and personality
AMELIA SMITH
CHRISTMAS in colour

PROFILE

THE OWNERS Emily Smith, (@coloursofnumberone), a medical imaging physicist for the NHS, lives here with her partner, Jake, who works in digital advertising

THE PROPERTY

A three-bedroom new build house in Nottingham

PROJECT COST

£5,850

They say everything happens for a reason, and that certainly applies to the way Emily and Jake found the home that became their first step on the property ladder. At the time, we weren't really looking to buy,' says Emily, but in the middle of lockdown, when we saw there were some new houses being built in our area, we thought we'd go and have a look, just to be nosy really. They'd been saving for a while but thought they weren't in a position financially to buy, and they weren't fully sold on the idea of buying a new build either: 'We thought it might be a bit cramped and overlooked,' says Emily. But as soon as they walked through the door, they were welcomed with a large, light, and bright hallway which instantly changed their minds. 'It was so much more spacious than we'd thought it would be and we immediately realized that this was definitely somewhere we could see ourselves living one day,' says Emily.

That 'one day' came around much quicker than expected. While chatting to the estate agents, Emily discovered that, as an NHS worker, she was entitled to a discount she hadn't known about. With the realization that this house was the only one not yet sold, they quickly reconsidered their finances and put in an offer.

この記事は Real Homes の December 2022 - January 2023 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Real Homes の December 2022 - January 2023 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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