Worth waiting for

After 22 viewings, Danielle and Matt found their new home – a flat in a Victorian conversion where they have made the most of every inch of space

- KAREN JENSEN-JONES

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY

Split-level apartment in a Victorian house

LOCATION

Southeast London

ROOMS

Sitting room/ kitchen-diner, bedroom, shower room, walk-in wardrobe

PURCHASED 2013

PREVIOUS HOME

‘We lived in a flat in southwest London,’ says Danielle.

SITTING ROOM

A new steel staircase replaced blocked-in stairs to bring in more light and increase the sense of space. Bluebell sofa in Slate Highland Tweed, £2,045, Sofa.com. Prism pendant light in Copper, £135, French Connection

KITCHEN

Exposed brickwork adds an industrial edge to the sleek white units. Smeg fridge freezer, £1,169, John Lewis & Partners. Ringhult high-gloss units, £1,073, Ikea. Black and white chopping board, £19.99, Homesense

It took two days and 22 viewings for interior stylist Danielle Kelly of Frida & The Hermit (fridaandthehermit.com) and her husband Matt to finally find a characterful property with good proportions for their first owned home.