IT’S ALL ABOUT texture & colour

LEE THORNLEY CHOSE BEAUTIFUL ELEMENTS TO TURN ORDINARY INTO EXTRAORDINARY, SHOWING WHAT’S ACHIEVABLE WHEN USING SIMPLE MATERIALS WELL

- RUTH CORBETT

HOME NOTES

WHO LIVES HERE?

Lee Thornley, creative director and founder of Bert & May, and his partner Phil, who owns a pottery business, live here with Lee’s daughters, Lyla, 12, and Iris, nine, and their two dogs, Poppy the Labrador and Molly the dachshund.

THE PROPERTY

An extended three-bedroom house in Poppleton, Yorkshire.

1 “Wood-clad walls create a dramatic effect”

‘The ground-floor open-plan kitchen/dining/living space faces the garden, so is incredibly bright, with plenty of natural light that bounces off the white-painted ceiling. This space also features sleek Fifties-style cocktail chairs and wood detailing on the walls, which adds warmth, depth and texture. A woodburner brings this area together and makes it feel intimate and inviting.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Stovax Studio Air 2 freestanding woodburner, £2,500, flames.co.uk. Grid Line tiles, £167.40sq m, Bert & May. Loha rug, from £315, Floor Story

2 “Skylights add invaluable daylight”