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WHO LIVES HERE? Karen Cook, 42, a location shoot manager (@upstyleyourhome) and interior designer. I live in a detached, Victorian gothic villa in Teddington, West London, with my husband Stuart, 45, a management consultant, daughter Emily, aged nine, and twins Sam and Seth, six.
WHAT WAS UPDATED? We gave the living room a makeover, going over to the dark side with charcoal walls and woodwork, and adding jungle-themed mural panels.
WHY THE CHANGE? The walls were bland, so the whole space felt boring to look at.
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE? We did the initial panelling and painting four years ago, which took a week, then added the mural panels recently, which took two days.
TOTAL COST £3,898
Karen Cook and her husband, Stuart, knew they had…
