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Cut to Fit Words & Styling: Dilly Orme Photographs: David Merewether Deborah Harrison downsized to a three bedroom house, which she renovated and reconfigured, reinstating the original Victorian features and editing family heirlooms to suit her new home and lifestyle priceless-magazines.com 46
“ As William Morris says, ‘Everything has to be beautiful or useful,’” gestures Deborah Harrison, referencing the things around her in her newly completed extension. “Or at the very least beautiful,” she smiles. Having lived most of her life in London, Deborah decided to move to the country in 2013 returning after eight years in 2021 to downsize and be near family. “I decided on the area because two of my sons live in Surbiton. When I found the house, I could see that it was tired but it fitted the bill. It had two spare rooms, which was all I needed. Most of my family are close enough to walk home after visiting, so I kept one as a spare room and converted the other into a craft room. The front room also has a sofa bed, just in case. The dining table seats twelve, it’s really nice that I can extend it and seat everyone if I need to. “My neighbour actually said to me the other day that the bones of these Victorian houses are good, and I can feel that. I like the fact that you can go into the lounge and feel cosy and that the back is now open and light, so we can comfortably get together as a family and there is plenty of room.” Before Deborah even moved in, her cousin’s daughter – who was studying to be an architect – sketched out some designs for the extension, giving Deborah the vision of how things could look on paper. She then applied for planning within a week of moving in. “I Googled quirky interior designers whilst I was still dreaming about things. I was delighted to find a company called Slightly Quirky,” smiles Deborah. “I knew from having done up three or four houses during my lifetime that it can be quite daunting dealing with the different aspects independently. I knew I needed my hand held through the renovation, someone to help me make decisions and to come up with ideas and solutions, although I had an overall vision of how I wanted things to be. Also having just moved to the area I didn’t know a single tradesman and Slightly Quirky were instrumental in bringing in everyone needed as well.” Caroline Nicholls from Slightly Quirky came for an initial chat about four weeks after Deborah moved in and she explained how she wanted the house to have a more authentic Victorian finish, paying homage to when it was built, whilst being suitable for modern living, hence putting in the pantry. “Top of my wish list was a pantry,” says Deborah. “A proper old-fashioned pantry with two outside walls to keep everything cool, like my grandmother had – she didn’t even have a fridge. There also had to be room for the piano. This page: The kitchen is bold and colourful but elegant, as well as inviting in the open plan space. It was designed by Slightly Quirky and painted in Fitzrovia Red by Dulux Heritage and Craftsman’s White by Craig & Rose. 47 priceless-magazines.com
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