Happy place
Living Etc Magazine|March 2022
Joyful colour, pattern and art speak volumes in this London terrace – a home that’s now blissful to live in
By Louise O’Bryan. Photographs by Anna Stathaki
Happy place
LIVING ROOM

The round Sumal rug from A Rum Fellow was custom coloured to work with the scheme.

Blind in Fleming fabric, Christopher Farr Cloth. Pendant light, Original BTC. Sofa, Arlo & Jacob

SEATING AREA (IN KITCHEN)

Bold hues and patterns give this part of the kitchen a lively buzz.

Kota sofa bed, Habitat. Pouffe, Made. Rug, A Rum Fellow. Belfour curtain fabric, Chris opher Farr Cloth. Painting, Gordon Mitchell

SNUG AREA

Part of the open-plan living room, this space has a bold red sofa that says ‘sink into me’ and an ottoman so everyone can put their feet up.

Walls in Myrtle Green, Mylands. Velvet sofa and footstool, made by Brooke Copp-Barton at Barton Bespoke. Lampshade, Penny Morrison. La p base, Original House

Home profile

THE OWNER

Andy French, a financial services professional, lives here with her two daughters, aged 10 and eight, plus their two Ragdoll cats and a Labrador.

THE PROPERTYA

Victorian terrace in west London arranged over three main floors and two half floors incorporating the bathrooms. The basement kitchen-diner leads to the garden. On the ground floor is an open-plan living room, TV snug and home office, while four bedrooms and two bathrooms are spread over the upper levels.

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