It is rather suspenseful entering Sara Colley’s home for the first time. Accessed at street level via an unassuming entrance, there is no indication of what awaits until two flights of stairs have been scaled. Here, the anticipation is rewarded with a modern composition of living area and open-plan kitchen flooded with light from generous expanses framing leafy views. The bold art, plucky mix of hues and assiduous placement of furniture, all artful in form and shape, reveal the imaginative eye of someone who has spent more than 20 years in the fashion industry.
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