and the blind fabric in her daughter’s
bedroom was recycled from a shower
curtain she had made 10 years ago.
Much of the furniture came from
auctions, fairs and family. The pair of
mirrored marquetry cabinets in the
dining room came from Marisa’s
maternal grandfather, who bought
them on one of his regular visits to the
antiques shops of Diss, Sudbury and
Woodbridge. ‘Pa ern and colour were
in his DNA, and I guess they’re in mine
too,’ she says. ‘My mother remembers
as a child being taken on an outing to
choose wallpaper at Cole & Son when
the showroom was in Mortimer Street.
In due course, rolls of the chosen
design were delivered and she
In the kitchen, striking Stelrad radiators
flank the French windows and a dramatic
Tom Dixon lampshade hangs above the
circular table and mid-century dining chairs.
BELOW The ornate wall sconce came
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