25 Beautiful Homes – July 2019

edwardian villa | 25bh

strikingclassicoak-framedsquare
windows.‘Wewantedtocreatea
contemporaryadditiontothe
Edwardianbuilding,withoutit looking
datedina fewyears’time,’shesays.
Forthekitchenitself,Zoewaskeen
toavoidtheoff-the-peglookandso
commissionedbespokeunits,inspired
bya cherishedSixtiessideboard.
‘Mystyleis allaboutrichlylayering
differentelementstocreatea unique
butbalancedlook,’shesays.The
paletteofdirtyyellow,turquoiseand
chartreusewasinspiredbya painting
sheparticularlyloves,intheadjacent
familyroom,whichopensoffthe
kitchenthroughdoubleglassdoors.
Thisspaceis wherethefamily– the
couplehavetwochildren,Oscar, 12
andEve, 10 – spendmuchoftheirtime.
Meanwhile,thefrontsittingroom
is more of a grown-up area which the

coupletreatastheirownprivate

members’club,completewithdrinks

cabinetandvintagerecorddeckson

whichtoplaytheirvinylcollection.

Goodstorageis keytoa smooth-

runninghome,butwhileothersmay

factorincupboards,Zoedevoteswhole

roomstoit.‘Thewaytoa calmand

unclutteredhomeis toincludeplenty

ofhardworking,behind-the-scenes

storage,’shesays.Forexample,Zoe

keepsfoodandgadgetsina new

walk-inpantry,meaningthekitchen

worksurfacesstaymess-free.

ZoeandPeter’shomeis a successful

demonstrationofwhatgooddesignis

allabout– thebeautifulandthe

practicaleveryday.‘LeCorbusiersaw

thehouseasa machineforliving– and

that’sa partofmydesignphilosophy,’

shesays.‘Thishousegivesour family

the space to enjoy life.’^

BATHROOM

Mirrorsandpale-greenwalls

createArtDecoglamour.

Rodpillarlight,£499,Hector

Finch,is similar.MissoniHome

Botanica rug, £638, Go Modern

FAMILYROOM

Thisspacecanbeopenedontothe

kitchenwithfoldingglassdoors.

Modulardeskandshelving,around£3,000,

Vitsoe. Vintage desk chair, Bleu Furniture

BEDROOM

Thesoft,calmpaletteoftaupe,

pinkandwhiteinthisspace

isaccentedbynotesofblue.

SensationcarpetinLightTaupe,

from£25sqm,CormarCarpets.

Fora similarthrow,tryTheNatural

BedCompany.Zoefoundtheblue

chairata DesignersGuildsale,and

the vintage rag rug in Copenhagen

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