25 Beautiful Homes – July 2019

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25bh | netherlands apartment

sonAage,five,plusdaughtersLuka,

four,andJet,sevenmonths.Their

growingbroodwasonereasonwhy

thepairchosea practicalapproach

totheinteriors.‘Althoughweenjoy

renovating,ourwholefamilyis kind

ofunhandy,’smilesDunja,whoowns

children’sconceptstoreLittleThings.

‘Webreakstuff easily.Sowelove

productsthatseemindestructible,like

woodandiron,whichwe’veusedplenty

of.Wealsodon’tmindwhenpieces

age.It’sgreattoseehowevenwalking

patternsbecomeingrainedonthe

woodenfloorswhentheyaretrodden

ontimeandagainovertheyears.That’s

whatmakesourhomefeelalive.’

Thecouplesharea loveofvintage

furnituremixedwithindustrialpieces.

‘We’veaddedtouchesthattrulymakeit

ourown,suchasthesalvagedbluetiles

inthebathroom,theboldwallpaperin

thechildren’sbedroom andpainting

thesittingroommantelpiecegreen,’

saysDunja.‘Forus,it wasn’tabout

tryingtoaddvalueforwhenwemight

eventuallysell,butcreatinga homethat

welovetooccupyinthehereandnow.’

Thefamilycertainlymakethemost

ofthisplace,spendinglongsummer

daysontheirroofterraceamongthe

tropicalplants.‘Theneighbourhoodis

peacefulyetvibrant,’saysDunja.‘We

enjoylisteningtothesoundsofthecity:

themusicfromthestoresbelow,people

walkingby.It’snicetoknowthatweare

surroundedbylife.That’swhatmakes

living here a beautiful experience.’

BATHROOM

Salvagedbluewall

tilesmakea feature

ofthesink,whilea

ladderfortowel

storageaddstothe

informalfeel.

theladderis,infact,

a sidesectionofIkea’s

Ivarshelfunit,from

£54.theDuravit

DuraSquare

wall-mountedbasin

stand,£421,CPhart,

would suit this space

CHILDREN’S

BEDROOM

Layeredvintage

wallpaperlends

a uniquelook.

thebedwas

madebyboband

hisfather;try

bee9Design’s

Nordic bed, £350

MASTERBEDROOM

Thecouplekepttheexisting

wallpaper,addinga boldlamp

andmetaltablefora retrotwist.

tryFloraFurniture’sindustrial

rustic mesh-fronted table, £119.95

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