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Living Etc Magazine
|June 2022
Interior designer Andrew Griffiths brought the feel-good factor to this home with a palette of delectable tactile materials
KITCHEN
Textures enhance this room, from reeded surfaces to ripple-riven tiles and herringbone flooring.
Tiles, all Mandarin Stone. Bespoke cooker hood in antiqued brass, A New Day. Island, a collaboration between A New Day and Hølte with worktops in Verde Alpi terrazzo

DINING ROOM
'This space rises to the occasion for entertaining but for everyday family life, it's also very relaxed,' says Andrew.
Bespoke cabinetry, A New Day; painted in Topi by Paint & Paper Library. Table, Habitat. Chairs, West Elm. Carver chair, Hay
home profile
THE OWNERS
Sarah Heritage, a lawyer, her husband Sid Vijayakumar, who works in tech, and their children Luc, two, and Elin, nine months.
THE DESIGNER
Andrew Griffiths, interior designer and founder of design studio A New Day.
THE PROPERTY
An Edwardian semi in south London. There is a kitchen, play area, dining room, living room, utility room and WC on the ground floor and three bedrooms (one en suite) and a family bathroom on the first floor. A further bedroom suite is in a loft extension.

This story is from the June 2022 edition of Living Etc Magazine.
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