Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2024 i 25 Beautiful Homes

PROJECT DETAILS DESIGNER Amy Stoddart (amystoddart studio.com) PROPERTY Mews house, built in the 1990s PROJECT Sitting room update, as part of a whole house renovation LOCATION West London Downsizing to a smaller property when their grown-up children left home, Amy Stoddart’s clients decided to relocate to London after years of rural living. To ease the transition they asked Amy to manage the renovation project from start to finish. 1 CUSTOMISE THE LAYOUT Major structural work was needed in order to fulfil the owners’ brief, including moving several walls. ‘In the sitting room, we opened up the wall adjacent to the staircase and installed an internal window,’ says Amy. ‘This allowed more natural light to flood the stairwell and created an open-plan feel, which has enhanced the overall flow and sense…

PROJECT DETAILS OWNERS Jonathan and Tabitha Sumberg PROPERTY Edwardian house PROJECT Two rooms knocked together and new kitchen installed by Olive & Barr (@oliveandbarr) LOCATION North London After buying a three-storey house in London in July 2020 and living there for six months, Tabitha and Jonathan Sumberg finally felt ready to embark on a 15-month renovation, which included knocking the kitchen and a reception room together to create a large eat-in kitchen. 1 PLANNING THE LAYOUT ‘It’s a well-proportioned house but the kitchen was stuck in a tiny little corner and we had too many living rooms,’ says Tabitha. ‘It made sense to knock the old kitchen and a living room together as we’re effectively in amongst the trees at the rear. As the living room was used in the…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Early Edwardian terrace ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen-diner/living area, study, cloakroom, internal glazed atrium, utility room, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, dressing room LOCATION Southwest London We both come from places of outstanding nature,’ says Lina van den Berg, referring to her Colombian roots and the South African heritage of her husband, Wes. ‘So bringing greenery right into our home was a priority when we took on this renovation a couple of years ago.’ It’s a decision that’s paid dividends: the last thing you’d expect to see when stepping across the threshold of this typical London Victorian red-brick house is a palm- and fern-laden interior courtyard nestled at the heart of the ground floor. It sets the tone for a space that’s defined by natural, organic textures (think…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Edwardian terrace ROOMS Sitting room, snug, kitchen-diner/living area, cloakroom, three bedrooms, bathroom LOCATION Surrey As the owner of an architecture and interior design studio working on residential builds for clients, understandably Claire Totman was only looking for a renovation in her next house move. A period property was a must, too – a view shared by her husband, Dan. ‘My taste is classic and timeless, which is also our signature approach to client projects,’ says Claire. ‘The look goes hand in hand with older homes that are less likely to date and which have a build quality often surpassing modern-day properties.’ After children – Georgie, now six, and Freddie, who is three – came along, the couple wanted to move up the property ladder to a…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Detached home dating from the 1600s, with a Victorian extension ROOMS Dining room, sitting room, kitchen/living area, snug, informal dining room, study, six bedrooms, six bathrooms LOCATION Berkshire Though Caroline Echecopar describes the Berkshire home that she shares with husband Carlos as ‘an overgrown cottage’, the appraisal is perhaps a modest one. It does indeed have its roots in a simple 17th-century dwelling, but multiple additions, including a significant Victorian extension, have turned this former farmhouse into a more imposing building. Nonetheless, the house, which is reported to have been in existence since the time of the English Civil War, had lost many of its period elements and was in serious need of reinvention when Caroline and her Chilean husband came across it. ‘Aside from some…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY New-build detached house ROOMS Sitting room with kitchen-diner, mezzanine living area, snug, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two cloakrooms LOCATION Connemara, Ireland after a number of years living in New York, Maria and Aidan Walsh decided it was time to have a base in their native Ireland which they could enjoy when they returned for holidays with their two daughters, now aged 13 and 11. ‘Every time we come back to Ireland, we want to see all our friends and family so it was a bit of a dream to have our own home where people could come and stay with us,’ says Maria. ‘Also, our lives in New York are very busy so we wanted to have a place where we could truly relax and recharge.’…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Tudor-style detached house, built in the 1920s ROOMS Sitting room, family room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast area, boot room, utility room, cloakroom, two offices, three bedrooms, three bathrooms LOCATION Louisville, Kentucky ‘THE ACCENT COLOURS WERE TAKEN FROM THE BEAUTIFUL LEADED GLASS AND PROVE THAT BOLD HUES CAN WORK REALLY WELL IN A PERIOD PROPERTY’ When Annabelle and Tom Jackson decided it was time to return to Annabelle’s native Louisville after a decade living in New York, they focused their search on an area close to the city’s leafy Cherokee Park. ‘The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Central Park; it was a major draw for us, particularly as we have a young daughter,’ recounts Annabelle. She continues: ‘This 1920s Tudor-style home had…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY A detached home built in 1892 as a presbytery ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, study area, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, four bedrooms, three bathrooms LOCATION Co Kerry, Ireland I’d had enough of Dublin,’ says railway engineer Johnny Kelly. So, with family links to County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland, this seemed like the natural place to start house-hunting. Johnny soon found himself in the pretty small town of Kenmare, where a few streets lined with colourful homes sit between the wild Atlantic Ocean and the mountains. ‘I love that part of the world,’ says Johnny, who found an imposing four-bedroom house, built at the end of the 19th century as a priest’s house. ‘I was looking for a period property – something with character –…

PROJECT DETAILS DESIGNER Lindsey Rendall (rendallandwright.com) PROPERTY Three Grade II-listed cottages, now one single house WORK Bedroom reno, part of a full property project LOCATION Suffolk Renovating this guest bedroom was part of a full property renovation. Most of the interior walls were sloping and the floors were uneven. Designer Lindsey Rendall’s brief was to retain the original beams and create a calm space where people could relax. 1 BE INSPIRED As the property dates from the 16th century, Lindsey looked to history for inspiration. ‘Historically, Suffolk made its wealth from the local wool trade and there were three working weaving houses locally until quite recently,’ she says. ‘I wanted to honour this history by layering natural wools, linens and woven fabrics.’ Lindsey’s palette of warm neutrals and gentle greens,…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Victorian terrace ROOMS Sitting room, basement kitchen-diner/living area, lounge, four bedrooms, four bathrooms LOCATION Southwest London Having bought a large house near Wimbledon in 2015, Helen and Marcus Hill decided they wanted to downsize and move closer to the city, and found a four-bedroom Victorian terraced house in Fulham. With homes in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, the couple wanted a property that was closer to their friends and somewhere with a smaller, low-maintenance garden. ‘We realised that we didn’t need a massive house with an acre of gardens,’ explains Helen. ‘Our older daughter is just finishing university, our middle daughter is in Cape Town and our son is at boarding school in Johannesburg, so this is a really fun, convenient location for them to get…

PROJECT DETAILS DESIGNER Millie Cupit, Krantz Designs (krantzdesigns.co.uk) PROPERTY Detached house, built 30 years ago WORK Extension and new kitchen LOCATION Yorkshire These owners decided to add a kitchen extension to the rear of their house, which they share with their daughters, aged 14 and 11. ‘They wanted the space to be designed with both everyday life and entertaining in mind,’ says Millie Cupit of Krantz Designs, who created the new room. 1 PROJECT BEGINNINGS Once planning permission for the extension had been granted, Millie began to plot the layout. ‘It is always helpful to be involved as early as possible, so that we can make suggestions before the construction work begins,’ she explains. ‘Here we were able to design a layout including a secret pantry and ceiling bulkhead, both…

PROJECT DETAILS OWNER Hannah Thomson (@homemade_hannah) PROPERTY Victorian terrace WORK Creating an en suite as part of a full loft conversion LOCATION East London With young children and hectic schedules, homeowner Hannah Thomson and her husband Jon craved a grown-up retreat of their own – the answer was to turn their attic space into a spacious main bedroom with a luxurious en suite. 1 FINDING INSPIRATION Hannah and Jon knew they wanted to recreate a boutique-hotel feel, inspired by stays at The Newt in Somerset. However, it was after spotting a green bath on Pinterest that Hannah decided this would become the heart of the design. ‘It led to the curved theme that runs throughout, from the rounded edges of the mirrors and basins to the arched shower screen and…

HOME TRUTHS THE PROPERTY Victorian townhouse ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen-dining area, sun room, cloakroom, six bedrooms (one used as a playroom/children’s guest room and one used as a home office), dressing room, four bathrooms LOCATION Southwest London HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT? The homeowners visited the Kitchens by Holloways showroom looking for a new kitchen. After a site visit, I could see that the whole house needed to be renovated, and required a redesign and reconfiguration of the ground floor. So we ended up completely changing the layout, and carried out a full house renovation, including a glass kitchen extension at ground floor and a loft extension. From concept through to completion, every detail was carefully considered, ensuring the result was a successful, harmonious space…