2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

(Joyce) #1

25bh | period terrace


for stockistsgo to where to buy

inmymother’sboutiques,whereI learnta lot
aboutcreatingappealingdisplays,’shesays.‘I like
tohavea focalpointthatdrawstheeye,whichis
thenoffsetbydifferentshapes,sizes and colours.
That’showI playwitha room.’
Fannybelievesthatcarefullyeditedliving
spacesmakelifeenjoyable,butadmitsshehadto
workhardtogetthebalanceright.Herfirststep
wastointroducebrightpopsofcolour,ranging
fromthevividgreenofherfavouriteTheClash
posterinthesittingroomtothemulticoloured
riotofcolourintheformofa largepatchwork
rug.Fannyalsoplayedwithscalebyintroducing
tallerpiecessuchashigh-backedmid-century
chairs,andaddedtexturedpieces.
Inrecentyears,Fannyhasalsoturnedher
attention to collecting art and artefacts from

aroundtheworld,whichaboundinthespacious
property.‘AsI growolder,I’mmovingawayfrom
mass-producedthingstoone-offitems,’shesays.
Herhomehasalmostevolvedintoa gallery,with
piecescasuallydisplayedandproppedagainst
wallsratherthanhungormounted,orperching
oncustom-madeledges.‘I likebeingabletomove
thingsaround– it’snota definitivedisplay,’says
Fanny,whochosetheobjectswithgreatcare.
‘MichaelandI leadverybusylives,soI’ve kept
theinteriordeliberatelyuncluttered.’
Despitehertwogirlsnotspeakinga wordof
Englishbeforethemove,Fannyandherfamily
nowfeelthoroughlyathomeintheiradoptedcity.
‘IwasinstantlydrawntoLondonandthishouse,’
shesays.‘It’sourownlittlebitofthisincredible
city’s dynamism, buzz and positivity.’

decor atingadvice‘Choosecarefully– it’saboutfindinggood-quality

pieces that you know you will still love in five years time’

stuDy
Recessedshelvingunits
makeanidealplacefor
displaysofsmallobjets.
StompaNexusopenstorage
cubeis comparable,£179,
FurnitureVillage

EnsuitE
thetopfloorwasopened
uptocreatethissleek,
contemporaryscheme.
Lincolnwall-hung800mm
basinandcabinethasthis
look,£975,bathstore.
FusionSoukbluekelimrug
is similar,from£130,John
Lewis & Partners

86 | 25bhJuNe 2019
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