for stockistsgo to where to buy
wasfitforpurpose,’saysLibby.‘I wantedit
tolookgood,butelementssuchasa dining
tableandadequatestoragewereessential.’
Ciaracameupwitha numberof
cost-effectivedesignhacks.‘I hada trough
cutoutoftheceilingsothatwecouldhang
curtainsalongthefullwidthofthespace.
Thisconcealsthetrack,withouthavingto
interruptthewindowswithpoles,’shesays.
‘Thatcreateda wholewalloffabric,which
looksgreatandfeelscosyintheevenings.’
Thelivingareabookcase,which
originally featured an impractical shelf
configurationandnohardware,wasalso
reworked. ‘Ihadtheendpartcutawayso
thatthecurtainscouldhangalongsideit,’
saysLibby.‘Wethenaddedleatherhandles
andpaintedit blue. Ireplacedtherecessed
downlighterswithsurface-mounted options
tolighttheshelvesproperly.’
Layersofpatternandtexturebring
theseschemesalive,fromtherepeatsinsoft
pinksandaquacushionsandthewhimsical
botanicheadboardfabric,tothegraphic,
monochromeprintofthefootstooland
the vibrant orange curtains in the livingarea.‘Beinga post-warbuild,theproperty
doesn’thavemanyperiodfeatures,’says
Libby.‘Butlayeringuppattern,colourand
texturelenteachrooma naturalfocalpoint.’
Akeencookwholoveshavingfriends
overforsuppersandlunches,Libbyenjoys
howtheopen-planlivingspaceretainsa
senseofflowwhilebeingeasilydelineated.
‘Ispenda lotoftimeworking,’shesays,
‘butsinceI renovatedthisflat,everytime
I walkthroughthefrontdoor,I feeloverthe
moon.Itis relaxed,unstuff yandvibrant,
which is just what I was aiming for.’^city apartment (^) | 25bh
CLOAKROOM
Thegraphicwallpaperis
softenedbyelegantpinktiles.
SongoftheNightingale
wallpaper,£145a roll,ottoline.
gelatoroseglossDecorative
Collectiontiles,£47.47sqm,
MandarinStone
BEDROOM
Softbluesandlemonyellows
createa mellowbutfreshfeel.
headboardupholsteredin
SavernakeSAVe-005linen,
£120m;gatheredbedwyn
lampshadesinyellowMoire
Lightlinen,£85each,Fermoie.
Maciemarblelampbases,£115
each,grahamandgreen
ENSUITE
Glazedmetrotilesandsmart
fittingsevokea timelesslook.
Alameda7mmchipterrazzo
floortiles,£75.44sqm,terrazzo
tiles.herefordribbed-glass
globewalllightinnickel,
from £220, Fritz Fryer
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