Style At Home

‘I chose full-on colour INJECTION’

COME ON IN!

ABOUT ME I’m Elisha Utley (@eli_at_home), a receptionist for a kitchen company, and I live with my husband Darren, a window fitter, and our children, Imogen, 21, and Daisy, seven, plus pomeranians Poppy and Vivienne.

MY HOME A four-bedroom townhouse in Brampton Bierlow near Rotherham, built in 2004.

WHEN WE MOVED IN The house had previously been rented out so it looked a bit tired. However, the rooms were a good size.

AND NOW We replaced the bathroom and the kitchen and decorated every room.

STYLE TIP If you like to change things up regularly, neutral walls make the best backdrop.

We’d been in our last home for 19 years, so it took quite a long time – plus countless decor changes

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