The street door opens into a small, pale blue living room filled with an oversize, mushy, pale pink linen sectional sofa and an eclectic mix of bits and bobs. On the wall is a cherished photo of Juen and Johnny Cash. Everything is lit with a teeny-tiny modest-but-powerful center light fitting.

Lily's pretty bedroom bathed in romantic cross light from several sources. Vintage wallpaper is hard to find and hard to hang, but so worth it. The curtains are vintage florals, and the floor is cheap and cheerful painted plywood. Eclectic accents come from placing side by side a painted Hungarian...

A house inspired by Russian folk cottages. The painted Indian screen partitions the kitchen from the living room; the kitchen door opens to the garden. The chairs were refreshed with Anastasia fabric from the Shabby Chic fabric collection.

Lily is an artist and fashion designer, buying vintage clothes from markets that she then reworks. Her curated library of pretty frocks and sundresses live in her tiny second bedroom, made into a work space, alongside a moment of vintage wallpaper.