2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

(Joyce) #1

25bh | swedish villa


for stockistsgo to where to buy

ELSA’SBEDROOM
Aprettypinkwallpaper
anda vintagedoll’s
housemakethisanideal
sanctuaryfora child.
M a t i l d ar i b b o ntr e l l i s
wallpaper,£125a roll, ralph
Laurenhome.bedand
pouffe,priceonrequest,
Cubelie by rose

BATHROOM
‘Wechoseclassicfittings
andmarbletilestohelp
createa timelesslook
h e r e ,’s a y sTa n j a.
edwardianbasinwith
chromestand,£518,
burlingtonbathrooms,
is a good match for this

futur eplans

‘Wehaven’tfinishedhere–

nextwearegoingtoextend

ourhousetoincorporatemore

bedrooms,andpossiblyturn

the garage into a gym’

whichis complementedby
trellis-stylepapersinthegirls’
bedrooms.‘Wepaperedtheeaves
toofora cossetingfeel,’saysTanja.
Throughoutthehouse,the
couplehavelovinglyrestoredas
manyoriginaldetailsaspossible
includingthetraditionalkakelugn, orSwedishstove,inthe
cornerofthesittingroom,plusmouldingsandwooden
floorboards.‘Weworkedroombyroom,thinkingabout
howthebuilding’sflowcouldbeenhancedformodern
familyliving,’saysTanja.Onthemiddlefloor,thecouple
wideneddoorwaystoachievea naturalflowbetween
kitchen-diner,sittingroomandsnug,optingfora softgrey
andpinkcolourpalette,withglamorousaccentsbywayof
a tealvelvetupholsteredsofa,a generouscontemporary
pendantandbrass-framedcoffeetables.‘Wewantedto
revivetheproperty’ssoul,’saysTanja,‘andwefoundthat
subtleArtDecotouchesweretheperfectwaytodothat,
whilesofteradditions,suchasthepalepinksheers in
thesittingroom,introduceda littleromance.’
Afanofpaintingandcrafting,Tanjarolledupher
sleeves to undertake the creative tasks that would make all

thedifference.‘Whenwemoved
in,wesoonrealisedthatwe
couldn’tbeartolivetoolong
withtheoakkitchen,whichjust
didn’tchimewiththerestofour
schemes,’saysTanja.‘Butwe
knewthatwe’dundertakea fuller
renovationinthefuture.So,inthemeantime,wesimply
paintedallthecabinetryandreplacedthedoorfurniture,
whichresultedina completelydifferentlook.’
AnotherhandytipwasTanja’sbudgetapproachto
fresheningupthetiling.‘i uploadedsomemusic,puton
myheadphonesandgotdowntoworkwitha whitegrout
pen,’shesays.‘itwasfairlytime-consumingbuttheresults
wereworthit.Thewallsofthekitchenandthe existing
bathroomnowfeelfreshandnewagain.’
Thecouple’shomehasbeenfurnishedwitha mix
offleamarketfindsandnewpieces.‘Mystyleisn’treally
uniform,’reflectsTanja.‘it’sa mixofmodern,Victorian,
glamorous,Frenchandvintage.Butsomehowit comes
togethertocreatea personalstatement.Youdon’tneed
a majorrenovationtomakea housea home.i findit’s
the small details that make the biggest difference.’

98 | 25bhjune 2019
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