Winning patterns: a Northumbrian renaissance

The rich colours of Tuscany reign in designer Susi Bellamy’s home near NewcastleLike a corner of northern Italy transposed to Northumbria, Susi Bellamy’s house has all the confidence and swagger of a modern palazzo. Tousle-haired busts gaze at gilded frames and silvery mirrors keep company with Susi’s own designs: velvet cushions, tables or lampshades in deep oranges, Borgia reds and Medici greens. Even the architecture of this five-bedroom apartment carved from a vertical slic