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Style Your Home Like a TV Celebrity
Revered for their sense of style celebrities are renowned for their individual looks, but it may surprise you to know that it isn’t just their dress sense or the choice of car we follow. People of all ages also follow the way their favourite celebrity style their home too.
Celebrity endorsements and own designer brands are also found in our homes. From kitchen utensils and dinner sets to wallpaper, fabrics and rugs, celebrities bring us the latest interior design style trends and must have home accessories.
In the infographic below we take a look at some of the most current in-house trends which are being influenced by our favourite rich and famous celebrities. Once you’ve chosen one of their styles we’ve included ways of getting the look without necessarily having the designer price tag attached.
If you fancy a taste of the high life we’ve included a map with the most sought after places to live in central England. Houses in these towns aren’t cheap, but they’re not the most expensive either!
So, if you want to live in a home similar to Posh and Becks or The Real Wives of Cheshire read on to Discover How to Style your Home Like a Reality Star. You’ll find a wealth of information on how to give your home a celebrity style makeover in an instant, along with a brief overview on the stars themselves and the interior design style their TV or real homes are based on.
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STAR STYLE FROM REALITY TV
Select a new style for your home, inspired by your favorite reality TV star.
1. The REAL HOUSEWIVES OF CHESHIRE
WHO ARE THEY?
A British spin-off of “The Real Housewives” franchise from America. It features the wealthy residents of Cheshire, following the well-heeled housewives as they carry out their lavish lifestyles. The Beverly Hills of the north of England. Apparently.
STYLE
Fancy, plush, and showy, with a pallet of natural, earthy colours. Oh, and more bathrooms in a house than you could ever possibly need.
GET THE LOOK
Expensive! £6 million for a mansion home, is standard.
Black Fayence Small Console Table, £284, Turnbull & Thomas.
Katherine Carnaby Chrome Rug in Taupe from £375
Silver glitter cushion £22, from Magpie Decor on Notonthehighstreet.com
Cromwell Chesterfield 3 seater sofa from £879, John Lewis.
Astoria Silver Duvet Cover from £23.99, Dunelm.
2. The Kardashians
WHO ARE THEY?
Keeping Up With The Kardashians is an American reality television series. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian-Jenner family.
They run a bit of an empire, lending their name to lines of makeup and clothes, they have their own apps, have written books, and modeled for top designers. This is trasy TV at its best, full of drama and a peek into how the other half lives!
STYLE
High fashion and often impractical! Black and whit are big and so is the bling.
GET THE LOOK
At home with Kourtney Kardashian
Caruso sofa, £2725 from Sofa Workshop.
Kylie Minogue Iliana Curtains, from £64.80
Inside Kris Jenner’s home.
Gaucho Chevron Rug, from £309, The Rug Seller.
Tray Retro wall lamp, £48.59 from homary.com.
Katherin Carnaby Chrome Stripe Rug, from £375, The Rug Seller.
3. POSH & BECKS
WHO ARE THEY?
A super couple, made up of a former popstar turned fashion designer and a former footballer and modal.
STYLE
With several houses in different countries, they’re bound to have a range of styles to suit each property.
We can guess it will be classy with Posh at the helm though. They’re both well-travelled with friends across the rich and famous board and have transitioned through a lot of different styles over the years. Who can forget the double leather?
They are worth more than the Queen. Enough said.
GET THE LOOK
Relaxing at home
Katherine Carnaby Coast Diamond Rug, from £250, The Rug Seller.
The dining room of their six bedroom French property they used to own.
Cloud Corner sofa, £3105, from Loaf.com
Black Murano glass chandelier with gold droplets, £3746.86 from Italian Lightning Centre
4. MOB WIVES
WHO ARE THEY?
Mob Wives is an American reality TV series that aired for six seasons. It followed the lives of a group of women who were (according to the U.S. federal government), associated with the mob.
STYLE
Over the top streetwise glamour, lots of black, masculine, edgy furniture and fittings and plenty of animal prints.
Most of them are millionaires, just about.
There are so many purse-friendly options for the materials mob wives like, especially animal prints. From your slippers to your chair covers, with a bit of research, you’ll be able to find alternatives to give your home the mob wife look.
GET THE LOOK
Compact Chaise Longue with Zebra print from £188, ebay.
Katherine Carnaby Eaton Rug in Black from The Rug Seller, from £375.
The late cast member “Big Ang’s” Staten Island home.
Deer’s head, £183.99 from Wayfair.
If that’s given you a taste for the high life, these places you want to set your sights on.
TOWN AVG. PROPERTY VALUE
- VIRGINIA WATER, SURREY £1,418,692
- COBHAM, SURREY £1,175,684
- KESTON, LONDON £1,125,283
- BEACONSFIELD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE £1,112,892
- ESHER, SURREY £1,077,517
- REDLETT, HERTFORDSHIRE £1,50,707
- CHALFONT ST. GILES, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE £1,034,338
- RICHMOND, SURREY £987,376
- GERRARDS GROSS, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE £935,546
- WEYBRIDGE, SURREY £914,376
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