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desk,thenoneoftheenginesbecamethe

coffeetable.Theylookedamazing.Itwas

areallylovelyfamilytodesignforbecause

youcoulddosomethingdifferentandthey

reallyembracedit.”

T

houghlessobvious,therestof

thehousealsohasitsquirks.

“Themainkitchen/familyarea

hadreallybeautifullighting,and

thedrawingroomwasdone

quiteformally,whichlookedbeautiful,and

thatwasmoretoned-down,”saysStephanie.

“Thethemedroomsweremorestand-out

andtheneverythingelsewasasyouseeon

ourwebsite.Wedidagames-styleroomwith

trunksasacoffeetable,whichgaveanodto

thefactthatthefamilyhadbeentravelling.

Thatwasoppositetheguestbedroomsoif

theyhadgueststheycouldhavesomewhere

togoandsitdownandhaveadrink,andit

doubledasaspareroom.”

AlexanderJamesInteriors,

8 ThePavilions,

RuscombeBusinessPark,

TwyfordRG 109 NN,

01189320828

aji.co.uk

Thehouse’spicturesquelocationwasa

furthersourceofinspiration.“Wehadbeautiful

twigchandeliersinthemainentrancehall,with

teardropglassdroplets,whichgaveanodto

theareathehousewasinbecauseitwasall

woodlands,”saysStephanie.“Itwasallabout

bringingtheoutsidein.”Fromstarttofinish,

theprojecttookmorethanayear,largely

duetothebuildingwork.Thoughthefamily

weren’tlivingthere,theydidcallintocheck

onprogress.“Iftheclientisn’ttherewhen

wedoourthingthenwegettodothewalk

aroundbut,alotofthetime,clientsarethere

andlookingatwhatwe’redoing,sotheydon’t

getthebigreveal,”saysStephanie.“Thefamily

wereveryexcitedtoseewhatweweredoing

andhowitwasprogressing.”Andtheverdict?

Overwhelminglypositive.“Theyabsolutely

lovedit,”shesays.“There’salwaysabitof

worryaboutthereactionbutit’sthebestpart

ofthejobwhenyouseehowelatedtheclientis

withtheirnewhome.That’swhywedoit.”

‘There’salwaysabitofworryaboutthereaction

butit’sthebestpartofthejobwhenyouseehow

elatedtheclientiswiththeirnewhome.

That’swhywedoit’

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