Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

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createthat.Wewilldesigntofittheirneeds
suchasaliftupbootbenchwhichkeepsthe
shoeshiddenwithastorageareaaboveit.”
FourCornerscanalsocreatebespoke
playrooms,bathroomvanityunitswithstone
orwoodtops,laundrycupboards,wineracks
orguncabinets.Theymakebookshelvesfor
libraries,filingcabinetsforhomeoffices,
windowseatsinbaywindowsdesignedboth
forseatingandstorage,breakfastcupboards
withbi-folddoorsinkitchenswhichopen
outtorevealyourtoaster,coffeemakerand
microwavewhenneededbutaretidiedaway
inaninstant.
ThesecrettoaZen-likehomelifeis
knowingthateveryitemhasitsplace,but
thereisanarttocreatingthatspacewhich
iswhyOliviaspendstimewithherclients
gettingtoknowtheirlifestylebeforecoming
upwithaplan.
“InitiallyImeetthemintheshowroom
andtalktothemthere,butthenIspenda
coupleofhoursattheirhomefindingout
whattheywantandneed,andhowtheyare
goingtousethespace.ThenIcomeupwitha
designforthembeforedrawingittoscale.”
Sometimesclientshaveaclearvisionof
whattheywanttoachieve,butoftenOlivia’s
designsrevealthetruepotentialofaroom
withsolutionsthatmaximisetheuseofspace.
Attimesshehascomeupwithingenious
solutionsinresponsetoaclient’sbriefora
trickyconundrum.
“Wecreatedahiddenginbarinthelibrary
oftheGeorgianhome.Thecustomerhada
reallybigantiquemirrorwhichtheywanted
toutilise.Weputaframearoundthemirror

‘Wewantourfurniture

andkitchenstobeas

eco-friendlyasitcan

be.We’vebuiltourown

solar-poweredkilnsto

dryourwood.’

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