38 homestylemag.co.uk
Ripping out a rundown interior, HopeLeone-Perkins designed a totally modern first home on a budget by doing the work herself
My house
Welcome
to my home
We gave our home
A bit about me
I’m Hope Leone-
Perkins, an interior
architect and I live with
my husband Adam, an
operations leader in
the water industry.
Where I live
My home is a 1930s
three-bedroom semi-
detached house in West
Bridgford, Nottingham,
we’ve been here since
November 2016.
What I wanted
to change
I wanted to breathe
new life into this house- it felt very damp,
cold and really sad.
How I made
it my own
We’ve renovated the
entire house, gutting
it and replacing dated
and tired features.
My favourite part
Definitely our kitchen-
diner! I’m Italian and
cooking and eating is
very important to me
and our family. The
space is south facing
and always feels very
sunny even on the
gloomiest of days.
Feature and styling
Renee Green
Photos
David Giles
‘This was the perfect
project for us –
not too big, not
too small’