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Top: The staircase stretches across four floors, from roof to basement. A roof light floods the stairwell with daylight down all the way into
the basement Above left & right: The main bedroom is right at the top of the house, with a cosy TV snug tucked under the eaves
did we want them? So we drove over
there through the middle of London in
three vans. I felt like Del Boy Trotter!”
The baskets do work well and were all
the more satisfying due to their thrift.
Upstairs, the first floor landing has
some tasteful modern art adorning
the walls. I comment admiringly as
we pass and Sian replies, “Oh I did
those! Our budget didn’t allow for the
artwork that I’d wanted, so I took it as
inspiration and made my own.” I tell
Sian they’re excellent and mean it, she’s
got a fantastic eye for interiors. Their
children’s bedrooms are off the landing
also, all very nicely sized rooms,
uncluttered and with peaceful colour
palettes. Sian said of the decor, “We’ve
tried to keep it as timeless as possible,
with earthy and neutral undertones.”
Going up into the roof it still feels
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