After showing us around her bright and beautiful home in Walthamstow, east London, diversity consultant Natasha Landers shares her house style.

How would you describe the interiors of your home?
My home is a Victorian terrace, which I have completely renovated over the last 20 years.

It’s a true reflection of my character: I dress like my home and my home is dressed like me. There’s lots of colour; one of my favourites is yellow, which you can see all over. My interior style is a mix of vintage, high street and high end, which I think all sit well together.

I also like to create my own pieces. I designed the lighting installation, which is made of copper pipes. It’s inspired by the London tube map. My other creations include the wooden shutters in my living room. Constructed using scaffolding planks, they are made to look like old Victorian shutters. I insisted that the carpenter kept the old builder’s branding on them as it tells the story of where they’re from.

You’re happiest at home when…
I’m sitting on the window seat with a cup of coffee watching the sun come up.

I’ve got a new puppy, Reggie the cockapoo, who is always up and active at 5.30 in the morning.

If you could save one thing, what would it be?
It would be a portrait of my daughter Maya when she was two years old, painted by the artist Florence Lee.

What is your favourite living space around the world?
I love Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s modernist art-filled home.

I saw it in Architectural Digest and it is absolutely stunning. I collect Black art, so to see images of their collection was breathtaking. It’s not often that I get house envy.

What was the last thing that you brought for the house?
The last thing I bought was a mid-century dressing table for my bedroom.

I love mid-century design because it’s classic and so well made. The dressing table is quite large piece but as I only have my bed and a bookcase in my room, it’s a great focal point.

Top three coffee table books?
Vintage Black Glamour by Nichelle Gainer, Black Britain by Paul Gilroy and Brown Bohemians by Vanessa Coore Vernon, Morgan Ashley and Wendy Pruitt.

If money was no object, what changes would you make?
I would like a loft extension.

A couple of years ago, my neighbours converted theirs into two extra bedrooms and a bathroom. My idea is to transform mine into a big bedroom and studio space with a large patio and a big glass window, which would create an indoor/outdoor vibe. Then I would have lots and lots of plants.

You’re having people over for dinner: what do you cook?
I love entertaining and creating lots of dishes that go in the middle of the table so that people can help themselves.

My table can sit about 14 people. One of my specialities is roasted cauliflower seasoned with garlic, cumin and paprika served on a bed of hummus. I pour almonds toasted in garlic oil and a sprinkle of pomegranate over the top. It’s so delicious.

What does Sunday here look like?
I love plants and fresh flowers, so my must-do on a Sunday is to go to Columbia Road flower market.

Then I head back to cook a roast dinner with jerk salmon. After food, I like to sit on sofa and wait for Antiques Roadshow to come so I can guess the price of the items. It might seem boring for some but for me, it’s the perfect slow Sunday.

What are the best things about the neighbourhood?
Like a lot of places in London my area has been gentrifying over the last five to 10 years, but I like that we still have a mix of old and new.

There is a guy on the high street who sells household goods and whether I need long matches or double-sided tape, I know he’ll have it. Then a few doors down there is a lovely café called Dudley’s that does a wonderful corn-fritter breakfast. The other thing I love is that my home is walking distance from Epping Forest and the wetlands, which are beautiful spaces that I can go with Reggie.