SEE THE LIGHT
25 Beautiful Homes|July 2022
A radical reconfiguration has ensured that every space in Ruth and Mike Anderson's Victorian villa is lovely and bright
MARY WEAVER
SEE THE LIGHT

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Four-storey Victorian villa

LOCATION South London

ROOMS Two sitting rooms, kitchen-diner, playroom, work area, reading nook, utility room, cloakroom, gym, wine room, six bedrooms (two en suite), dressing room, bathroom

PURCHASED 2017 PREVIOUS PROPERTY 'We were living in a similar house a mile away,' says Ruth.

When Ruth Anderson and W her husband Mike first viewed the London villa that's now their home, they both agreed the layout needed radically reconfiguring. The staircase was right in the centre of the house and took up far too much space, so it needed repositioning,' says Ruth. The previous owners had renovated the house, but it needed improvement. Undeterred, Ruth and Mike could see the house had lots of potential, so they decided to ahead.

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