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Friday, 12 January 2007, 15:06 GMT

In pictures: Renaissance makeover

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Most of the rooms in Robert Burns's Brighton council house have been transformed with reproductions of Renaissance paintings.

Lounge

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Painter and decorator Mr Burns has copied works by masters such as Botticelli, Raphael and Correggio.

Stairwell

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Emulsion and acrylic paints left over from his work were used to create the eye-catching copies.

Exterior of the house

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The exterior of the three-bedroom council house gives no clue of its colourful interior.

Robert Burns and art book

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Mr Burns was inspired by art books to try his hand at reproducing some of the great masters.

Robert Burns at work

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Only two rooms remain untouched by the artistic endeavours of Mr Burns, whose wife Linda says she loves the result.

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