THE BRIGHT SIDE

Leonie Turner and Sam While's terrace is light-filled and lovely and is a shining example of how to do neutral and colourful at the same time

- JULIET BENNING

SITTING ROOM

Leonie opted for lightweight curtains that offer privacy but still let in a good amount of daylight.

Vitra rocking chair, £459, The Conran Shop. Artwork by Freya Horsley. Sheer linen curtains, £99.99, H&M Home

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Edwardian terrace house

LOCATION Southeast London

ROOMS Two sitting rooms, kitchen-diner, three bedrooms, bathroom

PURCHASED 2015

PREVIOUS PROPERTY 'We lived in a two-bedroom flat in north London,' says Leonie.

SITTING ROOM

A picture window allows light from the kitchen to flood into here.

Rear sitting room walls in Regency 13 by Crown Trade, £49.12 for 2.5ltr, Brewers. Olson glass globe pendant, £149, Heal's

KITCHEN

Leonie chose shelves as they give the impression of more space than bulky wall cabinets.

Walls in Pitch Blue estate emulsion, £52 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball. Tala knuckle pendant light, from £60, Heal's. Kitchen units, price on request, Howdens

As Londoners, Leonie Turner and Sam While had always lived in the thick of it. A flat on the Holloway Road had been home for years before the southeast of the city beckoned. 'I enjoyed the buzz - the windows rattled in their casing! But Sam was eager to move somewhere quieter,' says Leonie. Quite a few of our friends had moved down to Peckham but we found we could get more for our money in Crofton Park.'