25 Beautiful Homes – June 2019

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for stockistsgo to where to buy

period terrace

last word ‘It’sallabout

curatinga homewithlessbut

better– prioritisingsimplicity,

sustainabilityanddesign

that’s built to last’

love– theScandinaviansplacehighvalueondesignthat’s

builttolastandaccessibletoeveryone,andgood-quality

craftsmanship.Theirhomesfeelrelaxedandsimple,but

cosy,whichis a hardbalancetostrike’.Emulatingthis,

CharlottemixesScandinaviandesignpieceswithmore

affordableitems.‘I alsoloveeBayandvintagemarkets

forfindinguniquepiecesthatnooneelsehas,’shesays.

Charlottehasdonemuchofthepaintingandwork

herself.‘I wantedtostripit backandhighlightsomeof

thelimitedoriginalfeaturesthatwerestillhere,’she

says.‘WetookupthelaminatefloorsandI sandedand

paintedthefloorboardswhite.Bothdownstairsrooms

arepaintedthesameshadetomakethespaceseamless

andfeellarger.’Simplehandlelesscabinetrywithabundant

storagemaximisestheheightandwidthofthekitchen.

Charlottehasaddedsmallelementsofcolourbutkeptthe

wallsneutral,allowinghertolayerpiecesovertime.

Doingthehouseroombyroom,asbudgetandtime

haveallowed,hasmeantthatthehouseis designedina

consideredway.‘Youneedtoliveina spacetogettoknow

it,howyouuseit andwhatyouwantinit,’shesays.‘For

me,aninteriorshouldbedesignedaroundhowyoulive.’

Intheirhome,thecouplehavecreateda calm

sanctuaryinwhichpared-backwallsandnaturalmaterials

givea senseofbalanceandtranquillity.‘I’mreally

interestedinhowa spacefeelstobein,aswellaswhat

it lookslike,’saysCharlotte.‘Personalstyleis relatedto

personality– I’ma quietandrathershyperson,sothese

colours and tones suit me. They speak to who I am.’

STuDyarea

Pictureledgesallow

fora constantly

evolvingmoodboard.

Mosslandaledges,£9

each,Ikea.Papersack,

€6,Merci-merci.type

75 desklamp,£160,

Anglepoise.eamesDAr

armchair,£350,heal’s

MainbeDrooM

Thiscalmspaceismade

cosywithcrumpled

linenandgreywalls.

wallspaintedinPeignoir

estateemulsion,£46.50

for2.5L,Farrow&ball.

bedlinen,from£32for

a pairofpillowcases,

Piglet.thewafflethrow

is similar,from£55,

Secret Linen Store

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