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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 spaceCHILDREN’S
BEDROOM
Layeredvintage
wallpaperlends
a uniquelook.
thebedwas
madebyboband
hisfather;try
bee9Design’s
Nordic bed, £350MASTERBEDROOM
Thecouplekepttheexisting
wallpaper,addinga boldlamp
andmetaltablefora retrotwist.
tryFloraFurniture’sindustrial
rustic mesh-fronted table, £119.9544 | 25bhJuLy 2019