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for stockistsgo to where to buy

town

renovation,insteadfittingnewShaker-

stylecupboardfrontsfora freshlook.

‘Wedidn’tstarttheloftuntilthree

years– andanotherbaby– later,’says

Sarah.‘Thespacewasboarded and

separatedintotworooms joinedbya

narrowcorridor,andtherewerewindows,

butnothingelse.Wedidoriginallyplan

onputtingtwobedroomsupstairsbut

insteadwemoveda fewwallsaroundand

turnedoneoftheroomsintoa largeen

suite.’Withtheloftconversionfinished,

thechildren– Bella,nownine,Annie,

seven,andTodd,five,hadthespacethey

needed– andSarahandKenhadtheir

ownatticsanctuarytoescapeto.

Downstairs,thesittingroomis full

ofcharacterandcolour,withaneclectic,

bohemianmixofvintageprintsand

artwork,cushions,rugs,antiquesand

treasures that fill the space with

personality.‘I adoretextilesandantiques,’

saysSarah.‘I likenothingmorethan

scouringauctionhousesforpiecesand

pickinguptextilesonourtravelstofill

thehousewith– it givesit somuchsoul.’

AsthehousedatesfromtheFifties,

Sarahhasincorporatedthiseraintoher

aestheticbysourcingvintagefurniture

onlineandreupholsteringmid-century

chairsinbrightfabrics.‘Colouris such

a joyfulthingtohaveinyourhome,’she

says.‘ButI neverwantmyinteriorstofeel

toogarish orcontrivedsoI groundthem

withnaturaltextureslikejuteandwood.

‘It’sbeensevenyearssincewemoved

inandit hastakentimetogetthehouse

toa placewhereit feelslikeourhome,’

Sarahcontinues.‘It’sbeena slowprocess

andmovingtoa moremodernhouse

wasdefinitelya compromise,butnow

we love the space we’ve created here.’

mASTerBeDroom

‘Despitebeingintheattic,thelight

inhereisincredible,’saysSarah.

rosaliedoublebed,from£890,Sofa.com.

bedsidetable,£70,rockettStgeorge.house

Doctor DK wall light, £98, Arbol house

enSuITe

SarahandKenturnedthesecondroom

intheatticintoa largebathroom.

Cole&SonSecretgardenwallpaper,

£85 a roll, John Lewis & Partners

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