Indholdsfortegnelse for September 2024 i 25 Beautiful Homes

If you’re reading this issue relaxing in the summer sun – maybe even lying on a beach – we hope you’ll love the wonderful selection of houses this month, all of which are great inspiration for any projects on the horizon. Far from the beach up in the Scottish Highlands, a neglected 1950s house has undergone a stunning transformation to become a smart retreat surrounded by gloriously rugged scenery (p138). The use of reclaimed and salvaged materials is increasingly important in renovations and Anthi Grapsa has designed a characterful home with these principles in mind (p42). Reusing and updating were also key to the new look of Louise and Harry Brown’s magnificent house – take a tour and be inspired (p8).…

‘The oak rafters and steel beams of the extension were left exposed as they are part of the home’s new rustic aesthetic’ HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY 1940s semi ROOMS Kitchen-dining/living area, utility room, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, dressing room LOCATION North London What was once a rather unremarkable post-war semi in north London has been transformed into a statement home that’s a heady fusion of Miami art-deco villa and Santa Fe adobe pueblo with a hint of bohemian Ibizan beach house, all inspired by the travels of the homeowner. Interior designers The Want Room and architecture practice Delve were engaged by the homeowner to bring her vision to life. Not only was she keen to inject individuality and create a sustainable house but, as an avid gardener, she wanted to…

no. 18 BATHROOM FOCUS PROJECT DETAILS DESIGNERS Lina Galvão and Erin Coren of Curated Nest (curatednest.com) PROPERTY 1990s detached WORK Complete renovation and redecoration LOCATION New York Lina Galvão and Erin Coren were asked to give their client’s bathroom a complete new look that would also complement the fresh design in the rest of the house. Their aim was to create a timeless and functional room that would reflect the owners’ style. 1 MEETING THE BRIEF ‘This is our third project for the clients, so they trusted us to develop the design,’ says Lina. ‘They did, however, express a desire for art deco-style influences so we introduced two tones of metallics, brass and black, typical of the period style.’ These accents also contrast with the soft colours of the Vagli…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY New self-build home ROOMS Entrance hall, sitting room, living area, kitchen, orangery, dining room, utility room, cloakroom, study, boot room, seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, dressing room LOCATION Norfolk It’s not every day you have the opportunity to build your perfect home from scratch, but it’s perhaps rarer still to have a ready-made plot to construct it on in the form of a 35-acre estate. Kevin and Karen Keable were in the fortunate position of owning a beautiful 200-year-old Georgian manor with substantial grounds in Norfolk, but they were ready for something new. ‘This was basically a move into our back garden – we knew the village really well and grew up not far from here,’ says Karen. ‘We wanted to maintain the Georgian proportions and symmetry…

‘THE COMPACT COVERED VERANDA JUST OUTSIDE MEANS THE COUPLE CAN SIT IN THE GARDEN WHATEVER THE WEATHER’ HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Victorian farmhouse extended over the years ROOMS Sitting room, snug, kitchen diner, three bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION Cambridgeshire Floral stylist Karen Attwood is definitely no stranger to the countryside: she’s lived in rural properties all over Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. But her attachment to the land goes even deeper. ‘My family has been farming for generations,’ she explains, ‘so my weekends and holidays as a child were always spent working with the cows.’ So when Karen and her husband Jules were looking to swap their 16th-century cottage for something a little more remote, she was certainly not put off by this extended Victorian farmstead just outside a market town,…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Apartment on the third floor of a Victorian townhouse ROOMS Sitting room/dining area, kitchen, two bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION Southwest London When the iconic, oversized Charles Zana sofa that Isabelle Dubern-Mallevays bought for her Parisian-chic-meets-London-classic apartment wouldn’t go up the stairs, she hired a crane, took out a window and made a hole in the ceiling to get it in. ‘It was worth it as it set the scene for the flat and is a major contributor to the slightly masculine London club atmosphere I wanted to achieve,’ she says. Eight years ago Isabelle employed those same problem-solving skills when she dreamed of owning a Pierre Yovanovitch Papa Bear armchair, which at the time was only available via interior designers commissioning a whole project. She had…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY 1930s detached property ROOMS Kitchen-diner/living area, sitting room, study, utility/boot room, five bedrooms, five bathrooms LOCATION Hertfordshire From the exterior, the 1930s detached house that was to become the future home of Charlotte and James Savidge had plenty of appeal in a wonderfully central location, so they were puzzled as to why it wasn’t snapped up immediately. ‘It had a long south-facing garden and some beautiful architectural details like the bricked arch over the front door, but we were the only people showing an interest,’ recalls Charlotte, who runs interior design studio, Styled Living. She and James, a management consultant, had already renovated one property, their former home, a Victorian cottage, but needed more space for their family, comprising twins Teddy and Harvey, 11, and Siena,…

no. 13 HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY New build ROOMS Kitchen-diner/living area, TV room, utility, cloakroom, three bedrooms, three bathrooms LOCATION North London HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT? The clients are personal friends and I helped them through the buying process so, once the sale went through, it was natural that they would ask me to help on their modern London home. WHAT WERE THE BIGGEST PRIORITIES FOR THE HOMEOWNER? The home’s surroundings played a significant role in shaping the design concept. The house is set amidst woodland with floor-to-ceiling windows in every room. We wanted to utilise this architectural feature to blur the lines between interior and exterior, ensuring each space was an extension of the garden. HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THE COLOUR PALETTE? Thanks…

no. 19 HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY A 19th-century terraced townhouse in a conservation area ROOMS Front sitting room, rear sitting room, kitchen-diner/living area, four bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION East London HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT? We were approached by the clients to extend and transform their newly purchased townhouse. We had worked with Zoe, an actress, before on the renovation of her Hampstead apartment and she wanted to work with us again for the house that she had bought with Benedict, a cinematographer. WHAT WAS THE BRIEF? To combine two separate dwellings into one home and restore the townhouse to its former glory. The clients wanted to change the basement flat into the main kitchen and living space. They also wanted to keep the original…

no. 24 HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Detached cottage, built in 2019 ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen-diner, snug, playroom, office, utility room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION Norfolk With lots of renovation experience and having recently put their stamp on a new-build house, interior designer Sophie Gould and her husband Simon were ready for a bigger renovation, but hadn’t quite planned on building their next home from the ground up. ‘Building our own home from scratch took sheer grit and determination – we really had to dig deep sometimes and work together as a team’ WHAT FACTORS DREW YOU TO THIS LOCATION? Simon and I both grew up in rural Norfolk, and love the slow pace of life, sense of community and being close to nature. We’d been looking for a detached…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY An Edwardian terrace ROOMS Sitting room, library/music room, kitchen/dining area, cloakroom, utility room, study, four bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION North London HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT? Word of mouth; I was recommended by another client. HOW INVOLVED WERE THE HOMEOWNERS? My clients had input on what artwork was important to them and where some of their furniture was placed, and they also had specific taste in textiles. This was a great starting point for me. DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE. I always strive to reuse materials that need to be rehomed and applied in different ways, giving them a new purpose. For example, flooring can become a wall cladding or applied to a kitchen joinery, or even stay as flooring but be refinished…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Detached carriage house built in 1900 ROOMS Kitchen-diner/sitting room, sunroom, TV room, four bedrooms, four bathrooms LOCATION Massachusetts, USA WHY DID YOUR CLIENT BUY THIS PROPERTY? My client, Lilli Gordon, was living in Boston running her business, First Aid Beauty, and wanted a relaxing vacation home. She is very athletic and an avid kayaker who owns a couple of boats so her house has its own dock where she keeps all her marine toys. She also wanted a place where all the family could congregate since her brothers, two sons and grandchildren all live in different states. HOW INVOLVED WAS THE HOMEOWNER? Lilli started the renovation and extension of this house while we were working on her condo in Boston. She has a great eye and…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY A two-storey detached house built in the 19th century ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen/dining area, family room, utility room, sunroom, three bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION Melbourne When the Sutton family relocated back to Melbourne, after many years of living in London, they needed to find a house that suited both their belongings and that felt like home WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR WHEN YOU MOVED? We spent 15 years living in London and by the time we returned to Melbourne, we had a lot of items that were precious to us. We had been renting, and the only way I knew how to make a house feel like a home was through furniture, artwork and other special pieces. When we moved the family back to Melbourne and…

no. 20 Having lived her whole life in cities, it turns out that Laura Padovani is a country girl at heart. ‘Since I first moved to the UK 24 years ago, I’d always dreamed of living in the English countryside,’ says Argentinian-born Laura. ‘I even kept a scrapbook filled with pictures and ideas. I called it “My house in the country” and it made me happy just to think about it.’ In 2019, Laura was living in London and travelling worldwide for work, but October that year marked a turning point. A health scare, followed by a lifestyle change, prompted her to take stock. ‘What is life about? I asked myself, and I decided I would buy that house in the country.’ Her search was on… then off again, as…

no. 25 it was after they held their wedding in the Gers in the southwest of France that British couple Laura-Ann Yuille and Andrew Fairie began contemplating finding their own home in the area. ‘We had been living in Dubai for a number of years but we kept returning to the Gers,’ recalls Laura-Ann. ‘We already had some good friends living in the region and one day, in 2016, they contacted us to say that a nearby chateau was coming up for sale.’ The handsome 17th-century chateau – parts of which date even earlier, to the 15th century – sits in five acres of grounds and offers unrestricted views of the Pyrenees. ‘The previous owners had done quite a lot, replacing the roof and the antiquated plumbing, but there was…