As Farrow & Ball’s brand ambassador, Patrick O’Donnell’s command of colour is second to none. But colour is just one of the components he has deployed in the gradual transformation of his "very ordinary" 1930s suburban home. We drop by to discover the design rules he lives by – and to sample a soupçon of mischief he makes in the process ...

Film: Rollo Scott
Interview: Nell Card
Production: Grace McCloud and Nell Card

Products
Paint colour in kitchen
Biscuit No.38 in Dead Flat | Farrow & Ball (https://www.farrowball.com)

Wallpaper in the study
Renaissance Leaves | Geometric Wallpapers | Farrow & Ball (https://www.farrowball.com)

Wall ‘Feather’ bracket from APrin Art (https://aprin.com) painted in Wet Sand No. 46 in Gloss | Farrow & Ball (https://www.farrowball.com)

Wall plates from Gavin Houghton and George Bronwin.

Wallpaper in the bathroom
'Orleans Stripe' an archived paper from Farrow & Ball, now discontinued

Whatnot from Shiny Things London (https://www.shinythingslondon.co.uk)

Wallpaper in the dining room
'Livingstone' an archived paper from Colefax & Fowler, now discontinued

Blinds in the dining room
'Tree Poppy' in Red/Green by Colefax & Fowler (https://www.colefax.com)

Italian toleware sconces in the dining room from TAT London (https://www.tatlondon.co.uk)

Paint in Patrick's bedroom
'Cane' walls with 'Cola' woodwork, both archived colours from Farrow & Ball; (https://www.farrowball.com)

Curtains in the guest bedroom
'Lilies & Geraniums' in brown by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler (https://sibylcolefax.com)

Woodwork in the guest bedroom
'Ringwold Ground' and 'Wainscot', both archived paints from Farrow & Ball (https://farrowball.com)

Wallpaper in the guest bedroom
'Cypress Paper Cocoa’ by 36 Bourne Street (https://36bournestreet.com)

This Man’s Work; bargello stitch cushion in Kime Stripe, made to order from @thismanswork

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