2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

(Joyce) #1
period terrace | 25bh

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henFannyMoizantmoved
fromParistoLondonforwork
in2012,rentingratherthan
buyinga propertywasthe
logicalstepfortheinternetentrepreneurwhose
industrythrivesonagilityandtheabilitytomove
toanothercountryatshortnotice.‘Theinternet
ismakingusallglobalcitizens,abletowork
whereverwelike,’saysFanny,whorelocatedfrom
FrancewithherhusbandMichaelanddaughters,
Louise,thennine,andJeanne,eight.
Aftera briefsearch,Fannyknewshehad
foundtherighthouse– a spaciousVictorian
terracedhouseinnorthLondon.‘Theyellow
frontdoorandwisteriabothcapturedmy
imagination,’shesays.‘MichaelandI werealso
drawn to the period details, like the cornicing

andthefireplace.Theybringa senseofhistory
tothespace,andremindmeoftheHaussmann
flatsinParis,whereweusedtolive.’Theproperty
hadrecentlybeenrenovated,withaneyetothe
rentalmarket.Manyofthepartitionshadbeen
knockedthrough,andwithitspristinewhite
wallsandopen-planlivingspaces,Fannysaw
thepropertyasa cleanslate.‘I feltI couldput
mystamponit withmypossessionsandmake
it feellikehome,evenif theleasesaidI couldn’t
redecoratetheinterior,orwearhigh-heeled shoes
onthewoodenfloors,’shesays.
Beingabletofocusexclusivelyonsimply
dressingthespaceappealedgreatlytoFanny,
whodrewonherupbringinginProvenceand
herprofessionalbackgroundinvisualmarketing
when styling the interior. ‘As a teenager, I worked

KITCHEN
Thisstreamlinedspaceflows
fromthefrontsittingroom
throughtotherear.
Lunaunitsaresimilar,from
£2,150,Magnet.Smegoven,
£579,JohnLewis&Partners.
Engineeredwoodenflooring,
from£40sqm,Wood
andBeyond

SITTINGROOM
‘I loveTheClashposter
becauseit hassomuch
energy,’saysFanny.‘Itwasa
presentfrommyhusband.’
LondonCallingposteris a match,
£8.62,Etsy.FunkBoxesrugis
comparable,£225,Benuta.
Knollmarbletulipcoffeetable,
£2,112, The Conran Shop


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