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One Thing with Kelly Hoppen on creating a sanctuary space

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Mar 22, 2024
Kelly Hoppen, celebrated interior designer (MBE, CBE) known for her East-meets-West style and accessible home design. She talks about designing spaces that fit how you live. She explains breaking inspirations into simple elements, rotating decor seasonally, and quick low-budget refreshes. She also covers decluttering and making home a stable, adaptable sanctuary.
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INSIGHT

Design That Feels Like Your Favourite Jeans

  • Home should fit you like a favourite pair of jeans and immediately make you exhale when you walk in.
  • Kelly Hoppen urges understanding how people live in a space first, because function shapes lasting wellbeing and comfort.
ANECDOTE

Live TV Fixes Sparked Her Accessible Book

  • Kelly began doing home makeovers on This Morning during COVID, which inspired her accessible how-to book.
  • She recounts eavesdropping into people's homes on live TV and fixing things within five minutes.
ADVICE

Pick The One Thing You Really Love From Inspirations

  • Break down aspirational images into the single elements you actually love instead of copying whole rooms.
  • Kelly recommends making a mind map of your top 10 things (colours, textures, items) and apply them room-by-room, starting with the bedroom.
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