After Kate Middleton oversaw a 1 million pound (nearly $1.7 million) renovation to her Kensington Palace home, Middleton, aka the Duchess of Cambridge, is rumored to be very unhappy with the outcome.
Middleton planned the renovation, allegedly funded by taxpayer money, while pregnant with her son Prince George, the Daily Mail reported. The British newspaper reported that Kate hired a 'flamboyant' interior decorator to alter the 20-room apartment.
But apparently Middleton ended up hating the color scheme she chose, and is attempting to do another renovation at the home, which she moved into last October with her husband Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, according to the Daily Mail.
"She tried to do the revamp cheaply with the builders who did the kitchen, and she got Dulux paints to match the Farrow & Ball color palate to save money," a source told the Daily Mail. "But she wasn't happy with the result, and one room came out with a horrible, unexpected purple tinge. She's blaming it on her hormones before the birth."
Middleton reportedly hired a highly qualified 42-year-old architectural and urban designer named Ben Pentreath. The designer, who attended the Prince of Wale's Institute of Architecture, designed Prince Charles's Poundbury model village in Dorset, according to the Daily Mail.
Pentreath, an "extrovert" who supports gay rights, is not partial to Farrow & Ball.
"We're a bit timid with the interiors today, over reliant on Farrow & Ball colors," the designer said, according to the Daily Mail.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have reportedly hired Pentreath to also work in their country home, Anmer Hall, located on Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham estate.
A spokeswoman from Kensington Palace told the Daily Mail that any interior decorating is funded by the Royal Family.
"The cost of any interior decorating and furnishing would be covered privately by the Royal Family," the spokeswoman said. The 1 million taxpayer pounds went towards "essential structural work that needed to be completed by whoever moved into the buildings."