Property spotlight: Colourful homes

What is it about properties on the coast being gay & bright? This week, we’re looking at colourful homes – all of which, purely by chance, are in coastal/harbour cities and towns; Aberaeron, Brighton and Bristol.

The first property is in Aberaeron, a Ceredigion town we visit regularly. It has a great fish & chip shop, the Harbourmaster is good for a place to stop for a coffee, pint or bite to eat and there are also a couple of ice cream shops… because that’s what you have on a day to the seaside!

The second is in Brighton – the city where we met and lived for a decade or so. The house we’ve chosen is in Hanover – on a street where we used to live – 28 doors down from the first property we bought together. It’s for sale at coming up for half a million pounds; I won’t go into what we bought and sold our little 2-bed house for back in 1998… but it was nowhere near that!

The third property is in arguably one of the most famous, colourful quarters in the country (only beaten by Notting Hill in London) – Bristol’s Cliftonwood.

£515,000 – Awelon, Greenland Terrace, Aberaeron, SA46 0ER

An outstanding period townhouse set in an elevated position overlooking Cardigan Bay. The building has been refurbished over the years to provide high quality but comfortable accommodation with well proportioned bedrooms and high ceilings allowing excellent natural light and views over the harbour towards Cardigan Bay.

• Grade II Listed detached property
• Described as an End of Terrace Pavilion
• 2-storey with open plan basement
• 4/5 Bedroom dwelling
• Private walled rear garden
• Commanding period residence in Aberaeron town centre
• A comfortable and well proportioned dwelling within walking distance to town centre, beach and harbour

£450,000 – 42 Ewart Street, Brighton BN2 9UQ

A charming terraced house nestled in the heart of Hanover, offering an ideal opportunity for first-time buyers seeking a freehold home or young professional couples looking for their perfect abode.

• 2 bedrooms
• Large, modern bathroom
• Galley-style kitchen
• Mid-terrace

£785,000 – 56 Ambra Vale East, Cliftonwood BS8 4AH

An elegant and inviting period town house situated on the sunny side of a sought after road in the heart of Cliftonwood, equidistant between Clifton Village and Bristol’s harbourside.

• A superb period home in the heart of Cliftonwood
• Offering versatile accommodation, including a sociable kitchen/breakfast room
• Wonderful location between Clifton and the Harbourside
• 4 bedrooms
• 2 good-sized reception rooms
• 2 bathrooms
• South facing level garden

Price Points: Colour block furniture

Décor trends come, go and come back around again. Remember when magnolia walls were the thing? And then it was dark grey and nearly black. We reckon that bright colours are on the horizon, just waiting to be the in thing again.

After the years of austerity and the onset of Covid-19, we all need a bit of cheering up; we predict that colour block furniture is going to increase in popularity. Colour blocking is the practice of using contrasting colours side by side or diagonally against each other.

Colours that work best are the ones opposite each other on the colour wheel; lemon yellow and violet, lime green and magenta etc. You could even consider using just black and white and the shades in between for colour block décor.

Use colour block furniture in rooms with plain walls, ceilings and floors; busy, patterned wallpaper and rugs will over-stimulate the visual senses. If you don’t feel confident using something as large as a sofa, smaller objects such as cushions can introduce the look successfully.

Fowler shelving unit: £299.00, MADE
Console table: £1,440.00, Etsy
Brussels Chesterfield corner Victoria patchwork leather sofa: £5,399.99, Wayfair

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