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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Emily Wheeler

Make yourself a home - in pictures

Homes: rented property: Rented property
In the living room, simple displays of ­found objects and sprigs of greenery sit on shelves made from ­scaffolding planks. The wood burning stove was £60 from a reclamation yard (try Salvo – or for new, Chesney's). Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
Homes: rented property: Rented property
A collection of tarnished cups and vessels picked up in charity shops stand out against the white walls. Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
Homes: rented property: Rented property
In the kitchen/dining room, what looks like an internal window is, in fact, a mirror, made by Murphy's partner, Joby Woodhouse, a carpenter. The monochrome pouffe is by Murphy. Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
Homes: rented property: Rented property
Another collection of objets trouvés sits on the mantelpiece in the dining room, which Woodhouse also made. Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
Homes: rented property: Rented property
The dressing room – formerly a second bedroom – is painted an inky black (Railings by Farrow & Ball is ­similar). The ­monochrome Chevy throw is Murphy's own design. Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
Homes: rented property: Rented property
Murphy sits in a vintage Ercol armchair (try eBay); the table lamp behind her is ­Hector by ­Original BTC. She uses her own fabrics at home, but the brightly coloured pouffe is from Liberty. Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
Homes: rented property: Rented property
In the kitchen, shelves made from reclaimed scaffolding planks are lined with charity shop storage jars. Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
Homes: rented property: Rented property
Murphy painted the bathroom the same shade as the ­dressing room and added a reclaimed wooden ­ladder to hang towels. Photograph: Ingrid Rasmussen
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