On the outside, it’s an attractive, yet unremarkable Edwardian terrace house much like its neighbours. However, when you walk through the front door of artist Natasha Mann’s home in southeast London you are transported to Marrakech with hand-painted geometric patterns and bursts of colour and gold on every surface.
Natasha, an artist who specialises in decorative arts, has used her family home as a canvas for her intricate painted patterns. Found throughout, from bathroom doors to the hallway ceilings, nothing is safe from her paintbrush! Even the wardrobes, lampshades and boxes are all adorned with her patterns and can be found dotted around the home she shares with her husband and their four kids.
While British Edwardian features and Moroccan art may not seem to be an obvious combination, Natasha…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025