RENOVATION STORY

Trish Thomas and Dan Ellitts have carefully restored their run-down villa, creating a home full of unique charmno

- MARISHA TAYLOR

SITTING ROOM

Good quality shelving was a must throughout the couple’s home. ‘We both love music and to read and between us have hundreds of books and a large vinyl collection with over 1,000 records,’ says Trish. Lancelot coffee table, £599, Tikamoon. Fireplace painted in Tilton, £21.95 for 1ltr, Annie Sloan

KITCHEN DINER

‘I used large Moroccan-style tiles on the kitchen floor and continued them out onto the terrace to make it feel like one space,’ says Trish. By knocking through the rooms and fitting floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, the couple maximised on the space and light. Spaces Bruges petal black tiles, £52.67m, Topps Tiles. Docks fir wood and metal industrial dining table (seen opposite), £161, Maisons du Monde. Similar Williamsburg dining chairs, £475 for two, Cox & Cox

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY

A five-bedroom, three-storey Victorian townhouse

LOCATION

Southeast London ROOMS Sitting room, living room, kitchen-diner, five bedrooms, two bathrooms

PURCHASED 2017 PREVIOUS PROPERTY

‘We lived down the road in a Victorian terrace,’ says Trish.

When it came to renovating their south London Victorian home, Trish Thomas and her husband Dan Ellitts, were no strangers to hard work, having renovated their two previous homes together. ‘Our last renovations had been positive experiences,’ says Trish, ‘and although friends thought we were mad starting all over again, we felt ready to invest in a larger-scale project.’