In need of a little help to refresh the house and make it a better fit for their lifestyle, they called in the architect and interior designer Ben Pentreath. Diminutive in scale, the house nevertheless has good proportions and ‘sensibly-shaped Georgian rooms’, says Tamara Hales, interior designer at Ben Pentreath. Otherwise, original features were retained wherever possible; Tamara and her team painted pine floors and kept in Georgian shutters. Ben Pentreath is no stranger to strong colour in his interiors, and these clients were equally game for adventure. Upstairs in this eclectic Georgian cottage the colours and patterns become distinctly more restful, though they don't disappear entirely.