First-time homeowner goes 'wild' and decorates home with 142 framed pictures
- 11 months ago
A first-time homeowner has ''gone wild'' decorating her new house with bright colours and quirky features - including more than 140 framed pictures.
After becoming bored with magnolia walls while renting, Verity Jones, 47, took inspiration from Instagram and created a ''vibrant maximalist wonderland''.
She was given free rein to transform her £95k two-bedroom house and has impressed family and friends with her stunning, quirky decor - despite having no interior design training.
She started by painting the walls of her living room dark blue in the shade Breton blue, before creating her own picture gallery with 12 prints and pictures.
This idea then grew, and the DIY-fan now has an impressive 142 picture frames hanging in her end-terrace abode.
Self-taught Verity has described her style as "eclectic maximalism" but claims she's not a perfectionist.
Verity, who works in police support, from Greater Manchester, said: "Interiors have always been my passion, but when I was renting, I didn't feel like I could express myself.
"When my husband and I were finally able to buy, he let me do whatever I wanted, and it was so fun to let my imagination run wild.
"It's just a passion project - I've had no training and I'm completely self-taught.
"I don't like to follow trends - I love bright colours and bold prints."
Verity and her husband, Mike Jones, 48, bought their first home together in Greater Manchester in January 2016.
The couple were over the moon to own their own 1891 property after spending four years renting a house in Altrincham, Manchester.
But their new home wasn't to Verity's bold taste, and thankfully supportive Mike was happy to let his wife make all the creative decisions.
Verity said: "I was so excited to experiment with different coloured paints and started by painting my living room dark blue.
"It made such a lovely change from the boring magnolia walls we had when we rented.
"I finally felt like I could express myself and just went wild with it."
Despite not having an interior design background, Verity took inspiration from other home accounts on Instagram and taught herself how to transform her home by watching YouTube videos.
After teaching herself the basics, Verity developed her own unique style - using lots of texture, colour and pattern.
She also taught herself to upcycle old pieces of furniture and likes to mix vintage with new pieces.
But her favourite feature in her home is her impressive picture galleries which display more than 100 framed pictures.
After becoming bored with magnolia walls while renting, Verity Jones, 47, took inspiration from Instagram and created a ''vibrant maximalist wonderland''.
She was given free rein to transform her £95k two-bedroom house and has impressed family and friends with her stunning, quirky decor - despite having no interior design training.
She started by painting the walls of her living room dark blue in the shade Breton blue, before creating her own picture gallery with 12 prints and pictures.
This idea then grew, and the DIY-fan now has an impressive 142 picture frames hanging in her end-terrace abode.
Self-taught Verity has described her style as "eclectic maximalism" but claims she's not a perfectionist.
Verity, who works in police support, from Greater Manchester, said: "Interiors have always been my passion, but when I was renting, I didn't feel like I could express myself.
"When my husband and I were finally able to buy, he let me do whatever I wanted, and it was so fun to let my imagination run wild.
"It's just a passion project - I've had no training and I'm completely self-taught.
"I don't like to follow trends - I love bright colours and bold prints."
Verity and her husband, Mike Jones, 48, bought their first home together in Greater Manchester in January 2016.
The couple were over the moon to own their own 1891 property after spending four years renting a house in Altrincham, Manchester.
But their new home wasn't to Verity's bold taste, and thankfully supportive Mike was happy to let his wife make all the creative decisions.
Verity said: "I was so excited to experiment with different coloured paints and started by painting my living room dark blue.
"It made such a lovely change from the boring magnolia walls we had when we rented.
"I finally felt like I could express myself and just went wild with it."
Despite not having an interior design background, Verity took inspiration from other home accounts on Instagram and taught herself how to transform her home by watching YouTube videos.
After teaching herself the basics, Verity developed her own unique style - using lots of texture, colour and pattern.
She also taught herself to upcycle old pieces of furniture and likes to mix vintage with new pieces.
But her favourite feature in her home is her impressive picture galleries which display more than 100 framed pictures.