Her open house is very different to a gallery experience.

It is immersive and features a circus full of animals in party hats in her daughter’s playroom, while Dutch-influenced cups and plates are painted on the walls as well as the front of the kitchen fridge.

A fig tree adorns the ceiling in the hallway and birds fly up the stairs along the walls.

Showing visitors around, Powell explained every room was designed to bring out different emotions.

“It’s all about the colour,” she said.

“So I chose the colour to balance out how I’m feeling and how I want the family to feel in certain rooms.”