2019-08-01_25_Beautiful_Homes

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for stockistsgo to where to buy

thechancetoreconfigurethelayouttosuit

theirlifestyle,includingaddinganen-suite

bathroomandcreatinga playroomforthegirls.

Workgotunderwaysoonafterthecouple

boughtthehouse– withstrictinstructionsto

thebuilderstopreservetheoriginalparquet

floor.Energyefficiencywasa priority,andthe

propertywasremodelledwithextrainsulation,

triple-glazedwindowsandA+ratedappliances.

Georgiapickeda colourschemeofwarm

beigeandgreywithbrightaccentsonwalls,

furnitureandart.‘TheBluewasinspiredbya

collectionofchinaandglassI inheritedfrom

grandparents,’shesays.‘Wealreadyhadthe

bluediningchairs,andpaintingourbedroom

wallsina navyhueaddedwarmth.’

AnethicalapproachtodesignledGeorgia

tobuyend-of-linetiles,andusethekitchen

worktopcut-offsforthepantryshelvesanda

smalltabletop.Shealsoexperimentedwith

upcyclingcraftprojects,likemakinghanging

plantholdersusingyarnfromT-shirts,and

nowsharesthisknow-howonherblog, where

shealsosellspre-lovedfurniture.

Mostofthecouple’sbelongingshavemoved

withthem,markingthesteppingstonesoftheir

lifeexperiences.A framedLondonbusblind

notestheroutesGeorgiaandJamesusedto

travel,andframedoldFrenchschoolpostersare

anodtoGeorgia’schildhoodinFrance.The

diningtableandbedarefromDubai.‘I like

thatourbelongingstella story,’saysGeorgia.

Thegarden,finishedlastyear,wasthelast

project,andwhenthebifolddoorsareopen

Georgiasaysit is liketheplacedoublesinsize.

‘Thiswasthehousenoonewantedandwe’re

proudofwhatwe’veachieved,’shesays.‘It’s

lovelytogiveourthingsa newleaseoflifeand

finally live somewhere that feels like home.’

GUEST

BEDROOM

Awardrobeishidden

behinda decorative

wall,whichalsoacts

asa prettyheadboard.

boråstapeter

wonderlandhanna

werningVildtuta

wallpaperinMidnight,

£59a roll,

wallpaperdirect

MASTER

BEDROOM

Agroupofartworks,

includinga drawingby

Georgia’sdad,creates

aninterestingdisplay.

PaintedLady 22 print,

£75, Jessica harrison

GIRLS’

BEDROOM

Theelephantwall

decorationcamefrom

a Frenchfleamarket.

Fora babarprint,

£12.99,seebvdbDesign

onetsy.Mosslanda

shelf, £9, Ikea

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