She fashioned the bed from an old base and headboard (found by the skip raker) to create a dramatic four-poster, swathed in her handmade curtains and cushions. The room is decadently feminine and, having cracked open a tin of silver paint for the hall, she delved into gold for this space, with richer plum and girlie pink shades. The bedside table was customised, too, with pink and gold paint.

Interestingly, one wall is covered in plum felt for insulation and sound proofing, and Wadsworth vacuums it to keep it dust free. Some of the objects on it, such as a clock made from an old record player, are also rather intriguing.

Decadently patterned wallpaper (from B&Q) covers a section of wall opposite, above a sideboard also topped with felt. Her cherubs customise a gold-painted mirror featuring beads and old watches. On the floor is one of a series of rugs made by Wadsworth's grandmother and aunt. She also has an interesting collection of sewing machines in the house including an old industrial one sometimes used for thick fabrics, and another used as a doorstop.

One of her luckiest finds, now in the bright living room, was acquired after remarking "nice sofa" to two men carrying a beautiful antique down the street. "They asked if I wanted it as they were taking it to a skip," she says. The elegant piece sits comfortably alongside chairs she re-covered (she compares the process to fitting a dress), all resting beneath a pretty glass chandelier. The fireplace is painted gold and is lush against a raspberry wall where a landscape painting by another ex-flatmate reveals a painstaking dot technique.

The room's old wardrobe has moved around the flat, handy for storage, while decorative pieces displayed here, such as a siphon and ice bucket, have been collected over the years. There is also a vintage Dansette record player snapped up for £45 from a retro cafe in Manchester. Most kitsch of all is a small toilet bedecked with a curious pink embroidered toilet seat.

The main bathroom is internal and rather than fight the darkness Wadsworth chose dark blue paint which creates a pool of colour against which shower-curtain goldfish swim. By candlelight it is, she says, very atmospheric.

Wadsworth says she loves her home and its proximity to work where she thrives on making clients look "a million dollars". Whether constructing a trademark corset or customising a bench, this woman is refreshingly unafraid of individualistic style.