HEIRS TO THE TONI & GUY HAIR EMPIRE PIERRE AND LILIA MASCOLO INVITE HELLO! INTO THEIR SPECTACULAR FAMILY HOME IN THE IDYLLIC ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE

It's difficult to imagine that on the plot of land where the spectacular Summerdown Manor stands was once a modest 1970s bungalow.

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After its demolition, it was replaced by this dazzling family residence - a testament to the vision of its Italian owners.

Toni Mascolo, the late hairdresser and multimillionaire founder of the Toni & Guy empire, bought the land in England's picturesque Surrey Hills in 1997. His wife, Pauline, set about designing their dream home, which has evolved over the years to become a gathering place for friends and family.

Enter through the double front doors and the stage is set with a cavernous hallway, complete with a sweeping marble twin staircase leading to 10 bedrooms.

On the ground floor are two conservatories, two family rooms, a drawing room, a dining room, a snooker room and a music room, decorated in a distinctive Italianate style with columns and arches, friezes and gilt-framed mirrors, ornate furniture and shiny marble floors, mostly imported from Italy.

Across this sparkling surface tip-tap three dogs - Roger the rescue chihuahua, Pomeranian Baba and terrier Mr. Mooch - who bark excitedly as they welcome Hello! to their home.

Hot on their heels are their owners, Lilia and Pierre Mascolo, who along with the rest of the family - are frequent visitors to the house, where Pauline, 78, still lives. She met Toni as a teenager in 1963, when she worked as an assistant in his first salon in-Clapham. He died at age 75 in 2017, and his image in the form of photos, painted portraits and even a bust - fills the rooms.

'When Dad died, a lot of people [told Mum], "You should take some of the pictures down to help you get over it," I think she put up more -PIERRE