2019-08-01_25_Beautiful_Homes

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D

anish-bornMarieEngberg

is nota womantodothings

byhalves.Herbeliefin

caringfortheplanet,both

sociallyandviathedesignworld,has

resultedina diversecareerthathasseen

herworkforseveralinteriorsbrandsand,

leadingupto2012,onBarack Obama’s

re-electioncampaign.

WhenMarieandherhusbandNiels

GroveJensendecidedtoreturnhome

fromAmericatostarta family,whichnow

includesWilfred,five,andNora,three,

theyfounda characterfultownhouseina

vibrantdistrictofCopenhagen.‘Humleby

isa smallvillagewhereworkersfromthe

Carlsbergbreweryoncelived,’saysMarie.

‘Builtin 1886 byarchitectFrederik

Bøttger,thehouseis a fantasticpieceof

historyinitself– everythingis crooked

andtheroomshavesoul.’

Thepropertyperfectlyharmonises

withMarie’slatestventure,sustainable

designstoreYume,whichsheopened

withAnjaHolmin2017.‘Personaland

eclecticwitha Scandinavianedge’is how

Mariedescribestheirstyle,buthernew

homeneededa gentlerenovationbefore

shecouldmakehermarkonit.

Spreadoverfourlevels,theinterior

wasoutdatedandlackeda senseofflow.

‘Wewantedeveryfloortofunctionwell

onitsown,whilecontributingtothe

overallfeelofthehouse,’saysMarie.So

thenumeroushallwaysandstairswere

reworked,thetopfloorwastweakedto

accommodatea mastersuiteanddressing

room,andthefirstfloor– wherethe

children’sbedroomsare– wassimplified.

‘Ourprioritywastoenhancethe

perioddetailsbyintroducingcolourand

texture,’explainsMarie.Someoftheir

standoutsustainablepiecesinclude

thevibrantroyalblueandnavyMasaya

LoungeChairinthesittingroom.‘It

packsa punchandI lovethattheconcept

behindit is asmuchaboutreforestation

asit is aboutfurnituremaking.Evenour

platesaremadefromrecycledyogurt

pots,whichprovethatsomething

consideredtoberubbishcanbeturned

intopractical,beautifulitems.’

OnceMarieleavesherbusystore,her

favouritepastimeis relaxingathomeon

theporch,pettingtheneighbour’sdog,

orenjoyingdrinksinthegardenwith

friends.‘Theneighbourhoodis thriving,’

shesays,‘andit givesusendlessinspiration

whenit comestopreservingthepast and

creating an eco-friendly future.’

KITCHEN

‘I likehowtheL-shapedlayout

createsa subtledelineationin

thisopen-planarea,’saysMarie.

units, price on request, CPh Square

OFFICE

Thissimplesettingisusedfor

bothworkandrelaxation.

MasayaLoungeChairinbarley

Leather, €1,055, yume

HALLWAY

Whitewallsandwideplanks

givethefeelingofspace.

takea lookatthegameswing

armlampbyhouseDoctor,

£125.99, wayfair

CLOAKROOM

Wallpaperaddsa funelement

toanotherwisefunctionalspot.

Junglebeigewallpaperby

PaperMint, €96 a roll, yume

MASTERBEDROOM

Thecoupleturnedthetop

floorintoa chicloftsuite.

StripewallpaperbyArte,

£129.54 a roll, Jane Clayton

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