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WHO LIVES HERE? Salma Chatto, 33, a web designer and content creator @chateauchatto, my husband Stuart, 38, a civil engineer, and our children Taliah, four, and Ilyas, one, plus our two cats, Indie and Lexie. We live in a four-bedroom house in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, which we bought in March 2021.
WHAT WAS UPDATED? Our living room was outdated and bland, with magnolia walls and laminate flooring. We gave it a full makeover, doing all the work ourselves, adding lots of storage and personality.
WHY THE CHANGE? We wanted it to be a room that felt cosy, and somewhere we wanted to relax.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE? As we could only work around our jobs and looking after Taliah, who was one at the time, the project took…
