HAPPY place

Smart layout changes and designs that feel like sunny days turned Julie de Lattre's terrace into the home of her dreams

- VIVIENNE AYERS

A house with open-plan areas and lots of storage was what Julie de Lattre and her husband Jules wanted when they bought their London terrace in 2019. The house needed refreshment as the decor wasn't to our taste,’ says Julie. But she and Jules knew they could transform it into the perfect family home for themselves and their three children Louis, 10, Madeleine, eight, and Rose, four. They called in Charlotte Lilford, a French architect and interior designer, who had worked on their previous home, to help them with the layout and decoration. She’s extremely creative and talented,’ says Julie. She thinks outside the box.’ Once planning permission for the work was granted, the year-long renovation began and the family rented a house nearby while it was carried out.