This sweet cottage, once grey and minimalist, has been transformed into a bright, joyful and colourful family home

Exterior of a country cottage with porch covered in climbing roses and a side extension.

A love of colour and pattern is evident as soon as you walk through the door of this pretty cottage down a quiet rural road on the outskirts of Farnham, in Surrey.

‘Ten years ago I loved pale pastels, shabby chic and toile de Jouy,’ says owner Flora Rigg. ‘But now ikat and paisley Indian block prints are more my style, along with bolder colours.’