New urbanism: How one funky, multicoloured chandelier painted a whole house

Garland is not a professional artist, so she allowed herself to be guided by the colours in her favourite fixture.

Take a cue from a favourite object and let its hues rule your space.

Margie Garland had the MacKenzie-Childs Thistle designer chandelier on her computer wish list for years. Multicoloured and funky with glass-beaded fringe on its shades, it would never have worked in the ancient farmhouses she had previously lived in.