25 Beautiful Homes – July 2019

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espitemovingfromone

flattoanotherina similar

location,jewellerydesigner

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homeis markedlydifferent.‘Mylast

homewasonthesixthfloor,inthe

centreofMarylebone,’shesays.‘The

roomsweremuchsmallerandthe

wholeplacewasa lotnoisier.’

Incontrast,hercurrenthomeis

openplan,withhigherceilingsand

a wonderfulfeelingofspace.‘This

flatis muchmorequaint,withtall

windowsandplentyofcharacter,’says

Isabella.‘I alsohavea lovelyviewfrom

therear,facingontoa beautiful

garden.AlthoughI’mstillinthecentre

ofthecity,havinga viewofthenatural

world gives me a sense of peace and

providesmewitha wonderfulcreative

atmosphereinwhichtodesign.’

Fallinginlovewiththepropertyat

firstsightmadehousehuntinganeasy

processforIsabella.‘I’dalwayslived

inthisarea,sowhenI firstsawthis

apartment,I hada senseofcoming

home,’shesays.Oneparticularfeature

sealedthedeal– ‘I amluckytohave

myownfrontdoor,whichwaswhat

wonmeoverassoonasI steppedin.’

WithIsabella’smindmadeup,the

salewentsmoothly.‘Fromviewing

theplace,thepurchaseonlytookabout

amonthtogothrough,’sherecalls.

Luckily,theflatwasingreatcondition,

andonlyneededa fewdeftdecorative

touches.‘Oncetheflatwasempty,

I took some time to visualise how I

LIVINGAreA

Pinkandplushfurnishings

softentheperioddetailsand

dramaticblackfireplace.

Communeturkishthree-

seatersofais a match,£11,560,

georgeSmith.thePorada

Alcideroundpouffeis similar,

from£1,610,goModern.Paul

Pfeifferframedartwork, price

on request, Artnet

sTuDyAreA

Theneonlightsculpture

isbyartistandnowfilm

directorSteveMcQueen.

Similarbespokeneon

lighting, bag & bones

KITCheN

Cleverstorageideas

andsleekwhiteunits

createa senseoflight

andspaceinhere.

Forsimilarcabinetry,

trythetattonrange,

price on request, Magnet

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