Inside the Instagram-Inspired 'house Upstairs' with Jodie Hazlewood - Living with Style

Hi I'm Jodie Hazelwood this is Roy Dandy and here's how we live with style I'm sharing the Instagram account The House Upstairs which follows the afterma a public meeting here in Nottingham which in truth is in a room The room is moving forward Here's my hand Roy Dandy who is The lockdown is on the left side It's three and a half Felly first of all this would have been a real triumph for Wales It was a real workhorse In the 60s it was produced for ree staff members quite good indeed so they were counting numerous original tombstones they remembered the blue stone ey took all the available rooms so we've tried to offer the Personal history and the past come rushing back into the room We're now in a room which is one of the training rooms for me we didn't want a room with original fireplaces so we didn't want them we wanted them to feel the original difficult journey original fittings in the room so we ended up using a lot of original diverging rooms This diverging room was Human builders connecting across Wales I'm absolutely certain it's red it's incredible information and I like the fact tha They're stubborn it's frustrating he's got plenty of pride and it includes And yet the most improbable thing happened so here I am entering the room I don't know when we'll launch the campaign but we will The new arrivals are already flooding the Instagram feed make a hole in this wall here I can see a gap from above the door Maitland & Poates who are seeing increased demand across Wales and beyond They're improving because I believe they'll be supported elsewhere I'm going to slip this gift into it since they have plenty of them already I like the different room furnishings I just like having them around I love how they look It means you can easily see what you've received and write it down I enjoy the unique bathroom products from different countries Water droplets which are fascinating We use the water droplets We're using water wheels which is interesting The only thing about these rooms is that they're very practical How do we write water and glass I had a noticeable amount of different water We are using these standard water pumps Everything I've ever pulled out and drawn out I'm getting different rooms with water and the glasses The reason I have different rooms for water and the glass is because He’s in great shape really fit thanks to his active friends e was working in different offices across Wales They were heading out to the selected office bathrooms The different rooms were beautifully revealed I've already figured it out and I'm going to go ahead and sort it out Selling it on eBay I really like it But that's enough for the rooms I'm going out to the service offices When we go out I'll show you that blurry photo from the years ago This came out in the 80s with my parents and my mother I remember the photographer arriving back when photographic studios in Wales were still common for people and their children There are so many fun things for me in the watercress service which we always have as kids My mum really loves this fruit I like this photo We're moving forward with our offices We're very excited to be involved in a different campaign I knew I needed to make a lasting impression on the world I'm always dealing with the frost record It's naturally inclined toward natural and ordinary things I believe that when you're arranging the rooms it's perfectly fine to create different spaces I was interested to learn that we could create two bedroom areas within these rooms These rooms are for talking making tea or playing the game We can see just how much coverage there is around the TV area It's perfectly fine to create the two spots in the rooms I'm actually dealing with one of the new things I've been developing my Ottoman friend's record over the past few years We are very grateful to Nottingham for the dedication shown by these offices in Wales The rooms are coffee rooms You can access your belongings from your lockers Since you need 2 meters of water you can get something different I like having classrooms available so students can be helped in classrooms It's a connection water and a request for another rope They're suggesting asking for help or glasses They can help themselves I'm actually obsessed with every chair having a table and a lamp next to it I think there's nothing worse than sitting down with a drink and nowhere to put it and you're awkwardly stuck holding the drink in your hand and you always want to be able to see what you'reading So I insist that there is a lamp and a table next to every chair A couple of years ago went on a very lively trip to LA Myself and one of my best friends It was a truly memorable five days but we spent a Sunday brunch bar crawl visiting all the famous hangout spots We went to the Châteaubriand the Beverly Hills Hotel the Sunset Tower and I decided to pick up bar mats along the way And I presented them as a fleeting random memory from an extraordinary unforgettable journey One of my favorite things I actually own is this fossil I found when I was eight We were walking through the Cotswolds and I tossed this stone It shattered open revealing the most exquisite little fossil It 's accompanied me to every home I've lived in since I was eight It might even be why I ended up earning a full degree in geography So this is our hall dining room lobby—where we store our vintage pieces when we bring them into the house—and we've been to flea markets This was originally from different rooms we removed to create a truly spacious area for entertaining We got this table from friends of ours who used a reclaimed factory top sourced from somewhere in Eastern Europe and then put it on legs for us When we cleared out the hall we first realized it was a vast open space and we also removed all the 1960s suspended ceilings and discovered some stunning stained glass making it a truly wonderful day during the renovation But I knew that with this much space we’d need some really large light fixtures I was browsing Pinterest when I came across these enormous rattan lamps After extensive online sleuthing I found out they were made in Malawi To Oli and my partner’s utter confusion we had them shipped here in a container When they arrived the builders let us know because were off site that they couldn’t get them through the front door so they had to remove the front door to get them inside Once again our electrician left the site and never returned on the day they were supposed to be installed because he disliked hanging them so much and we ended up having to hire a new one But I think it was worth it—they look really good and are incredibly dramatic We have a huge print of a Slim Aarons photograph above the dining table—beautiful girls on the beach in Saint-Tropez In my late twenties when I worked as a yacht stewardess I spent a lot of time on this beach Unfortunately it wasn't sunbathing but just dropping off guests in the scorching heat Still that makes for a nice memory of a really fun time If you've ever watched Below Deck you know exactly what it's like to be a chief stewardess Sadly I can't share most of my stories because I signed an NDA But whatever you can imagine multiply it by ten When we began renovating the hall there were probably seven layers of wallpaper And ten layers of paint so it took days and days to strip it Eventually underneath all the layers we found the original Victorian frieze They must have applied it when they built the house along with all the original plaster It's such a beautiful color so we've actually kept it running along the back wall Right here there's a little downstairs bathroom where I went all out on Pierre Frey wallpaper But luckily a downstairs bathroom—just needing one or two walls—was perfect So we're now heading into absolutely my favourite room — which is our bedroom and dressing room Believe it or not we found these rooms while searching for a tiny hatch in the wall over there These were just exposed rafters and no one had set foot in here since Victorian times It was literally just the roof's edge So I wanted this room to be really pretty really calming We're up in the eaves of the house and it's actually quite quiet up here It's a bit like an English country house hotel—something I actually really like a little retreat up here We found these fantastic sketches at the Bordeaux Flea Market They were €2 each I think they came from a house clearance and it breaks my heart that someone’s family member just abandoned these When the artist whoever their family member was was so talented We opted for this very narrow 90s-style aluminum framing to soften their dramatic impact a bit I think it works really well I was aware that this room was just a bit too pretty so to soften it a little I deliberately toned down the elegance We put up these brilliant posters of someone's 1940s vans for their job—they were obviously very proud of them We got these at the Belgium Flea Market And I think it slightly diminishes the elegance This way leads to our dressing room You can't quite see it yet because it's still a work in progress and we haven't finished it But in this little corner is my studio where I create my designs for the Ottomans and work with clients in the interior design industry So this room should have technically been our bedroom but were incredibly lucky to discover our actual bedroom and dressing room through there in the Eves Thus this space became our cozy multi-purpose bedroom sitting room which is incredibly convenient and I feel truly lucky to have it It's a highly versatile space So beneath this palmet is a projector so we can watch movies and TV in here We' ve got a fireplace which is lovely A bath which is very nice But the best secret in here is that if you go through these doors We have a little coffee station tucked away so we don’t have to argue over who grabs the morning coffee So we’ve got a small fridge a kettle and a coffee machine and we’ll just enjoy coffee up here in bed before finally heading downstairs in the morning It feels absolutely indulgent We also have a bit of wine in the fridge for the bath We have two guest bedrooms in this house The one downstairs on the first floor is the VIP room where we host our grandparents or parents which is truly thoughtful And we have an entire wall filled with maps— each one a memory of places that are meaningful to both of us individually and together Then on this wall we also have a second guest bedroom which is a bit of a compromise we ended up turning the guest bedroom into a laundry room so I’d say it’s probably a decent room for sleeping f you've had a few drinks and don't notice all the noise I was really surprised by how much household stuff we found on Instagram but then again it's not that surprising considering how many talented creatives are on the platform and the way they restore antiques and vintage pieces means you get this perfect platform of stunning items to source like these exquisite French sconces I found at Wallace Antiques Thank you for visiting the house upstairs and don't forget to subscribe to the Sunday Times Style YouTube channel