House of cool

Milly and David’s Victorian terrace is the definition of pared-back hipness – a family home with a side order of style

- Amy Moorea Wong

LIVING ROOM ‘

I hate coffee tables, they’re shin bashers,’ Milly says. ‘We use pig benches instead, like the one over our daybed – we just pull it out and it acts as a coffee table, leaving space for our boys to run around.’

Walls and woodwork in Portland Stone, Little Greene. Black 3-arm ceiling light, Serge Mouille from Tanguy Rolin. Berber rug by London Cows. Brass shelf wall light designed by Milly Goodwin. Antique pig bench, Home Barn

KITCHEN

‘I wanted to give this new space integrity by using old materials,’ Milly explains of the many reclaimed surfaces.

Units from Pineland; in Obsidian Green, Little Greene. Polished concrete worktop, Designer Stone. Reclaimed iroko worktop, Re4med. Reclaimed ceramic wall tiles, Cawarden Reclaim

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THE OWNERS

Design consultant Milly Goodwin, her husband, photographer David Cleveland, and their two sons, Cosmo, six, and Wilbur, three.

THE PROPERTY

An end-of-terrace classic Victorian house in west London. On the ground floor is a double living room, a kitchen/dining space, and WC. On the first floor is the master bedroom, two children’s bedrooms, a guest bedroom/utility, a bathroom, and an office, with a loft room on the second floor.