2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

collection,whichsheusedasa startingpointforwall

colours.‘Hanne’sconfidencewithcolourenabledher

toachievebotha senseofcontinuityandcontrast,’

saysMo.‘Shepickeda lotofdarktonesthatshowoff

thearttoitsbestadvantage.’Theresultis a moodyyet

sensualpaletteofinkybluesandearthygreys,whilethe

kitchenhasbeentreatedtothelightertouchofputty

tones,whicharemoreinkeepingwithitsinformal

functionasthesocialhubofthehouse.

Withitschicmodernistsofasandseatingnooks

designedbyHanne,thehousecleverlyseducesguests

withitslanguidmood.‘Wewanteda stylethatwas

reasonably minimalist so we restricted displays of

ornamentstothespeciallymadeshelvesinthe fireplace

room,’saysMooftheunclutteredscheme.

Overthelast 12 years,thegardensaroundthevilla

haveevolvedintoa seriesofentertainingspaces– from

theChinesepavilionontheedgeofthepond,tothe

blackbamboopergolawithlakeviews.A newportico

atthefrontofthehousecreatesanotherdiningspace.

Thesearewellusedwhenfamilyandfriendsvisitduring

thesummer.‘Wewanteda homewherewecouldbring

everyonetogether,’saysMo.Andwithsuchanelegant

lakeside setting, who wouldn’t envy them? &

■ Interior design by Hanne Poli, hannepoli.com.

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