My fiancé, Liam, and I moved into our new home a year ago, wow, how time flies! Our house was built in the 1970s, a style I’ve never been particularly drawn to since I love period properties. However, where I live, they are few and far between, and unfortunately, period homes were out of our budget for our second home. I saw this as a challenge and wanted to bring our own character and personality to what was once a very grey and dull 1970s house. While our home may lack traditional character, it more than makes up for it with its spacious rooms and the abundance of natural light pouring in through the large windows

One of the room transformations I’m most proud of in our home is our master bedroom. It’s my happy place. Warm, cosy, and the perfect retreat after a long day! When we moved in, the entire house was white and grey, and the master bedroom was no exception. It felt cold and lacked personality, it needed an injection of warmth!

In this week's blog, I'm sharing the transformation of my master bedroom, not just the before and after photos, but the process and what it’s like as an interior designer making changes to your own home.

Wow! A lot has changed since I wrote my blog ‘Living with Sophie’ last year.

I am now officially a homeowner with my boyfriend Liam! We have purchased a two bed terrace house built in 1875. I have always loved older properties and this was the first house we viewed after looking at a few apartments. We knew straight away this was the one for us. We rushed down to the estate agents before anyone else could beat us to it and made our offer… six very long months later we had the keys!!