Surrey Homes | SH33 | July 2017 | Interiors supplement inside

Above: The beautiful bird cage on the sideboard in the drawing room was from Lille
Now featuring a deep contemporary oval bath with
a central hand shower, star design floor tiles on the
characteristic bold scale, plus a basin atop a black painted
unit, the bathroom, while relatively small, packs just
as much dramatic punch as the rest of the flat.
And it turns out that one of its standout features
– the tasselled light cord pull – was another of the
treasures Karen brought with her to her new home,
although this one pre-dates even the Richmond flat.
“It’s a curtain tie back I’ve had for 25 years and never
done anything with. I bought it in the Conran Shop when I
first moved to the UK from Australia. I saw it and thought
‘I’ve got to have that, I’ll find somewhere for it…’ I’ve had
it all those years and not used it and it turns out this was
the place,” which is another example of her decorating
confidence – the light pull might be from one of the country’s
most respected interior shops, but the designer-looking
bath was bought from an online bathroom supply store.
This juxtaposition of elite brands and clever finds is found
all over the flat. In the drawing room – it’s far too grand
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