FILLED WITH light

A NEW EXTENSION HAS OPENED UP THE LAYOUT OF LEOMA'S PERIOD HOME, CREATING ELEGANT, AIRY SPACES THAT FEEL COSY, TOO

- PIP RICH

After eight years living in this period home, bringing up two children here and with a third just born, interior designer Leoma Harper felt it was time to transform the layout and create more space.

'We had updated a lot of the décor when we first moved in, added back the missing ceiling roses and unblocked the fireplaces. We also replaced flooring throughout, knocked through walls and replaced the full heating system.

But I always felt the kitchen wasn't quite right,' Leoma says. 'We wanted to give the house the kitchen it deserved, as the original room was boxed into a compact corner and proportionally too small for both our growing family and the home itself. I wanted to open it up, flood it with light and have a statement island.'