2019-08-01_25_Beautiful_Homes

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ncorporatingScandinaviandesign

intotheirVictoriansemiin

southwestLondonwasa priorityfor

AmericaninteriordesignerAllison

LindemanofSaltboxInteriorsandher

NorwegianhusbandOeyvind.They

wantedtocreatea huge,open-planfamily

livingareathatstillfelt‘hyggelig’– cosy

andwelcoming.‘Whenwelookedat

houses,westruggledtofindonethatfitted

theopen-planconcept,asproperties

withinourbudgettendedtohavelotsof

rooms– a frontroom,diningroomand

separatekitchen.Sowedecidedtogofora

cheaperhousethatwecouldchange to suit

ourlifestyle,’saysAllison.

Tobuildtheirdreamlivingspace,the

coupleknockedfourrooms– thedining

room,breakfastroom,kitchenand

conservatory– intoone,andcreateda

mainlivingspacewithdifferentzones.

‘There’sa TVandplayarea,a sittingarea

witha fireplace,a diningareaanda

kitchen,’saysAllison.Theresultis a light,

minimalistandrelaxedfamilyspacewhere

childrenPiper,eight,Finn,six,andKaia,

four,caneatandplayandwhereeveryone

gatherstospendtimetogether.

Allison’sloveofScandinaviandesignis

evidentthroughoutthehouse.Downstairs,

wallsarewhite,andthereareplentyof

industrialtouchesinkeepingwiththe

Scandidesignaesthetic– metalstools,

bricktiling,rawwoodshelvinganda

handlelesskitchen.Eventhefloortilesin

thedownstairshallwayandbathroomhave

an industrial edge. ‘They’re ceramic, but

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Metalstoolsintroduceanindustrialfeel.

TrytheTolix-stylemetalbarstoolinGunmetal,

£69,CultFurniture.&TraditionMegabulbSR2

pendant lightsbySofie Refer, £129 each, Haus

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Indoorplantsadda refreshingburstofgreen.

Streamlinecoffeetableinwhitewashedmango

wood,£399,WestElm.TheTokigeometriclarge

wool rug, £279, Made.com, would also work here

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Allisonrepaintedthechest,whichwasa

hand-me-downfromhergrandmother.

GreySheepskinruginSteel,£45,JohnLewis

& Partners.Strapmirror by Hay, £125, Haus

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timberdeckingandcomfortableseating

createa relaxedoutdoorspace.

TheIndianasolidacaciagardenarmchair,£271,

Maisons du Monde, would suit this setting

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