PERSONALSPACE
Themostrecentphaseofrenovationaimedto
rearrangetheotherbedroomsfromonelargeand
onesmallroomintotwoequallysizedspacesfor
OsisandWinter.Theseroomswerealsolinedin
plywoodand,whiletheyarecompact,theyfeel
specialandsafe,perfectforgrowingkids.
“Bothroomscanfita singlebed,storage
anda desk,butnomore,”Lilysays.“Theyhave
a spacetosit,be,thinkandcreate.Butliving
ina smallhometogetheris a conversation
aboutrespect,personalspaceandprivacy.You
havetobereallyopentohow everyone else is
feeling,”sheexplains.
Havingnotelevisioninthehousemakesit
feelmorespacious,Lilyadds,andwhenthe
familydofeelhemmedin,theygoforwalksin
natureorvisitpublicspaces,turningtheoutside
worldintoanextensionoftheirhome.“Weall
looktooutsidespacestofindprivacy,too– the
beach,themountain,thelibrary,”Lilysays.
Butwhataboutwhenthekidsbecome
teenagersandstarttakingupmorespace– both
physicallyandemotionally?“Therenovations
we’vedoneareaninvestmentinourfamily
uptowhenthekidsreacha certainage,”she
explains.“Butwephysicallycan’tfitdouble
bedsthroughthedoorintotheirrooms– if they
want more space, they’ll have to move out!”BATHROOMA small
wet-roombathroomis
morethanenoughforthe
familyoffour,although
Lilyadmitsshenow
wishesshehadbeenmore
adventurouswithher
choice of tiles!
BEDROOM/LIVINGIt’s
hardtobelievethiscosy
yetlight-filledmaster
bedroomandlivingspace
wasoncea garage–
woodenpanelling,built-in
shelvesandLily’seyefor
colourandtextileshave
erasedanytraceofits
utilitarian past.
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