A WINNER of Channel 4’s Massive Interiors Battle home makeover present has bought her prize and moved to London.
Tara Rodrigues gained a £250,000 flat in Sheffield final 12 months after profitable the TV present.
However the inside designer has already bought the house and is now renting in West London.
In an interview with Metro, Tara revealed that she determined to not transfer to Sheffield as a result of her enterprise is in London.
She mentioned: ”As a single guardian and enterprise proprietor I rely closely on my assist community all based mostly in London. Saving the cash for our without end house, builders purchased me out.”
Tara’s design studio, TR Interiors, uplifts communities with professional bono tasks for kids in want.
Regardless of London’s robust renting market, Tara mentioned she requested her property agent solely search for homes numbered 11 as that’s her fortunate quantity.
However she mentioned she has discovered a flat with nice worth for cash in Ealing.
Since she’s moved in, Tara has embellished her house with furnishings purchased from Fb Market.
Tara recommends individuals use a temper board and samples to determine what works collectively and stop returns.
She additionally says buying round is necessary for locating the very best offers on objects.
She mentioned: ”To this point we’ve been actually comfortable and settled right here. My landlord has been superb and that weighs in closely when renting, having a responsive landlord actually goes a good distance.”
Tara at the moment pays £1,750 per 30 days for an Artwork Deco house for herself and her two daughters.
She says the house is sweet and in a secure space with good entry to public transport.
Tara is planning to maneuver out of London within the subsequent few years to purchase her ”without end house”.
Massive Interiors Battle was axed by Channel 4 final 12 months.
It noticed eight inside designers obtain the keys to an condo the place they have been challenged to remodel a unique room every week.
Viewers watched as Tara broke down in tears on listening to the information she had bagged the £250,000 property.
Like Tara, most of us are redecorating our houses on a price range.
However one house design professional insists which you could renovate your kitchen with out going broke — so long as you keep away from frequent errors that value an excessive amount of and deal with small touches that make an enormous distinction.
In the meantime, the consultants at Houses and Gardens defined why you must keep away from some well-liked renovations if you happen to’re making an attempt to promote.
In the meantime, within the kitchen, foodies could also be tempted to splash out for the very best home equipment cash should buy, however an skilled warns towards it.