ALL change

Extending, knocking rooms together, new decor - nothing fazed designer Noor Charchafchi during her home's reinvention

- EMMA J PAGE

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Victorian terrace

ROOMS Living area/ kitchen-diner, utility room, playroom, basement office, and gym, four bedrooms (one en suite), two bathrooms, dressing room

LOCATION Southwest London

AIl in' is how interior designer Noor Charchafchi describes her approach to the renovation of her London home, and given the creative reworking of its layout, that's a fair assessment. When Noor first viewed the house that she shares with husband Sinan and their children Celine, 11, Rayan, 10, and Zayn, five, it bore little resemblance to its current classic-contemporary fusion. The ground floor featured a warren of rooms, with no through view from front to rear and ceilings that felt low,' says Noor. 'But I knew that a bold approach would pay dividends.

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