I live in home that’s nicknamed the ’80s Barbie house’ – trolls say I’ve killed my man’s testosterone but I love it
A MORE neutral colour scheme has been all the rage over the last few years – but one woman you’ll never catch painting her picturesque home in beige shades is mum Sophia Ferrari-Wills.
Her home, nicknamed by fans ”80s Barbie house”, certainly lives up to its name, as every room boasts a wide array of cheerful colours, ranging from pinks to pastel purples, green and gorgeous blues.
The mum, who’s fully embraced ”pastel maximalism”, revealed the drastic makeover began at the start of lockdown in 2020, when the family had just moved into their new home.
Just a day after moving in, Sophia, mum to two adorable daughters, painted the living room pink – and the rest is history.
Going into lockdown during the global pandemic, the homeware fan decided she wanted to join in with home interiors on Instagram and soon found herself becoming ”more adventurous”, she opened up in a chat with My Baba.
For Sophia, when it comes to colour, she simply can’t get enough.
“The bravery of using colour was just from the realisation that less was not enough, and that more is more. We’ve got quite a cottage-gy dark house and without enough colour it can be a bit wishy-washy.
”The colours have always been there, but the walls were actually new for me, having moved into this house.”
Sharing her story, the mum said that she finds the inspiration from the clothing in her wardrobe, which mainly consists of pastel-toned garments.
Her favourites are red, pink, orange – however, there are some colour combinations she steers clear of at all costs, such as red and green, green and blue.
“It’s not just that pink is my favourite colour, but there’s something about a safe colour that some people have.
”Some people have blue, and with blue, they’ll feel it will always turn out if they use that colour. Mine is certainly pink!”
The colour-loving interiors fanatic also painted the family’s fridge pink – and despite her hubby initially not being a fan of the idea, he’s since grown to love it.
”I’m lucky,” Sophia chuckled.
But although the ”Barbie dreamhouse” has won her page a massive following of 103k fans on TikTok, not everyone’s obsessed with the glow-up as the team at Fabulous is.
One troll said: ”You’re gonna kill every ounce of your husband’s testosterone.”
Someone else described Sophia’s home as ”an absolute ick”.
”And this is how it’s RUINED!” another troll said of the pink fridge.
”Grounds for divorce,” a fourth penned.
However, it seems that none of this bothers Sophia and the thousands of fans admiring the major home glow-up.
”I actually think this looks incredible! I’m so shocked by the comments! At first I was like hell now then when I saw the whole thing I’m like hell yes,” a social media user said.
Another wrote: ”Omg, that’s a dream home, its so beautiful!”
”I wish my home wasn’t rented. I love your décor,” a fellow homeware fanatic chimed in.