UNIQUE TOUCH

Rosie Rockel used second-hand and reclaimed finds to leave a personal imprint on her listed flat

- IFEOLUWA ADEDEJI

Rosie Rockel lived in her dark basement flat for five years before making changes that would bring in much-needed natural light. ‘My flat, which is one of five in a Victorian mansion house building, was a really pokey dark space,’ she says. ‘There was very little daylight, it felt like a dungeon.’ The kitchen was a tiny lean-to extension with a small window, and there were 15 spotlights, which had to be on all day. Fortunately, the property opens out onto the garden, but the existing layout meant you couldn’t see this outdoor space from the interior.

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