Meet the mum who is so obsessed with white her whole house is in the colour… and so is her car and her CAT
Claire Dix is happy to wear colour, but she won't allow it in her home decor
MANY of us have a favourite colour, but one woman has taken her love for a certain shade to the extreme.
Claire Dix, 51, is so obsessed with white it's the only colour she'll allow in her house.
All the floors, ceilings and walls in her home in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, are bright white, as is her furniture, sheets and her towels.
Better yet, even Claire's cat, called Mr Darcy, matches the colour scheme.
"It's not an obsession, just a matter of style - I happen to like white," she said.
"It started when I was decorating a house 25 years ago - every time I put a colour on the wall I didn't like it.
"So in the end I went with white and it's just gone on from there."
Claire drives a white Porsche sports car and the other family car is - you've guessed it - white.
She has branched out in the past, but couldn't stand her black car when it arrived so exchanged it for a white one.
To keep her home spotless she even has a white limited-edition Dyson cleaner.
The 51-year-old mum's devotion has even led to her having a funny nickname - her family call her Mrs Obama because she lives in the White House.
The effect of her decor is quite something, with the PA admitting sometimes people are dazzled when they see her home.
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"I've been surrounded by white for so long now that I don't even see it as unusual," Claire said.
"It's not everyone's cup of tea but we have worked hard for our dream home and we are happy living in white."
In fact, when her family moved in three years ago the decorators couldn't believe the colour scheme Claire requested.
"I just told them I wanted the walls white, the ceilings white and the floors white," she said.
"While other colours come in and out of fashion white is always in style.
"It makes me smile that people call me Mrs Obama because I live in the White House.
"I did put a coloured carpet down a couple of years ago for a change but I ripped it up after three days."
Claire spends more time and money than the average housewife keeping her home whiter then white.
She said: "It shows every little mark and the white tiles are reflective so I am forever cleaning and polishing."
Claire's former rugby player husband Mark has got used to her love of white over the years - and he's grown to love it too.
While she likes to live in an all-white environment Claire's wardrobes are full of clothes of all colours.
She said: "I wear blacks, browns, all different colours, It would be boring to wear white all the time."
We previously reported on Beth Louise Carr, who's spent £22,000 on Disney memorabilia for her home.
