POLISHED GEM

Lisa Gordon craved a chic interior-designed home and found the answer in a jewel palette of blues and golds

- JANE CRITTENDEN

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY

Victorian terrace

LOCATION North London

ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen diner, snug, five bedrooms (three en suite), bathroom

PURCHASED 2003

PREVIOUS PROPERTY

‘We lived in the downstairs maisonette and later bought the upstairs maisonette and turned them into one home,’ says Lisa.

KITCHEN-DINER

‘We swapped our kitchen and dining area around so we could enjoy eating while sitting by the window,’ says Lisa. The rich blue kitchen looks smart and modern. Kitchen cupboards, from £335 for a single cabinet, Naked Kitchens; in Hague Blue estate eggshell, £67 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball. Dulwich extending table in oak, £2,615, The Conran Shop