2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

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

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