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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Kate Jacobs

State of play: a home created with fun in mind

Fun house: the kitchen with chequered rubber floor tiles and bright pop-art details.
Fun house: the kitchen with chequered rubber floor tiles and bright pop-art details. Photograph: Rachael Smith/The Observer

If a house can change your mood, I just don’t know why you wouldn’t want to concentrate on the joy.” Neil Bedford has been asked about his thoughts on beige homes and he’s trying his hardest to be diplomatic. “A house like this makes coming home a little more exciting,” agrees partner Daisy Fry, gesturing to their Selfridges-yellow staircase. “It cheers you up.”

The couple moved into this early Edwardian terrace in the North Yorkshire coastal town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea in 2021. Neil is a photographer, while Daisy, who has a masters’ degree in creative practices and has dotted the house with her “soft sculptures” – is now taking time out to be at home with the couple’s young son, Solo.

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