SHADES OF GREY

A calm, neutral colour palette and striking wallpapers gave this lovingly restored Victorian terrace a stylish new identity

- JULIET BENNING

KITCHEN

The pendants and bar stools tie in with the industrial look of the steel-framed windows. Kitchen designed by Emma and manufactured by Anthony Paulo Interiors. Try the Victoria stools, from £99 each, Cult Furniture. Try Flatiron chevron floor tiles, from £36sq m, Porcelain Superstore

DINING AREA

Chairs from an antiques market were repainted to fit into the colour scheme. Panelling in Railings estate eggshell, £67 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball. Nuvolette wallpaper by Cole & Son, £350 a roll, Jane Clayton. Reclaimed table, Mrs Robinson. Chairs, Crystal Palace Antiques

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Renovated terraced house

LOCATION South London

ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen-diner, utility room, cloakroom, snug, five bedrooms, two bathrooms

PURCHASED 2018

PREVIOUS PROPERTY ‘We lived in a smaller Victorian house in East Dulwich,’ says Emma.

When they were given the keys to their future home, a Victorian terrace house in south London, Emma and Lee Masters felt especially lucky. With several other buyers vying for interest, the sale had gone down to sealed bids. ‘The house hadn’t been touched and you don’t find many properties like that in the area so there were lots of people competing. It was all a bit tense but we were thrilled when we found out that our offer had been accepted’, says Emma, who has just set up her own interior design firm (emmamastersinteriors.com).