no. 21 HOME TRUTHS
THE PROPERTY Victorian terraced house
ROOMS Sitting room, playroom, kitchen-diner, cloakroom, study, four bedrooms (one en suite), two bathrooms
LOCATION Southwest London
I think an appreciation of art, colour and design is in my DNA,’ says John Ferguson, who grew up in Scotland in a beautiful house with interiors influenced by the Swedish artist Carl Larsson. ‘My grandparents also lived near Dundee and had many ties to local artists,’ explains John. He has now put that appreciation to work in the characterful home he shares with his wife Anna, and their three daughters, Audrey May, eight, Margaux, six, and Dittany, one.
When the couple found their house in 2015, it was in quite a dilapidated state. The washing machine and tumble dryer were in the old…
