KITCHEN
‘The tiler hated me because the tiles were hexagonal and very thick,’ says Ella. ‘But I love them so much.’
Marrakech Design Dandelion tiles in Milk/Petal, £122.99sq m, Tile Expert. Midas bar stools, £175 each; Globe pearl drop ceiling lights, £155 each, all Rockett St George
HOME TRUTHS
THE PROPERTY
Three-storey Victorian terrace
LOCATION
Edinburgh
ROOMS
Sitting room, kitchen-diner, utility room, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, studio
PURCHASED 2017
PREVIOUS PROPERTY
‘We lived in a three-bedroom cottage near Heathrow,’ says Ella.
DINING AREA
‘Previously there was laminate flooring in here and grey floor tiles in the kitchen, which felt disjointed,’ says Ella. ‘Now the light oak herringbone pulls the two rooms together.’
Engineered oak herringbone flooring, from £32.80sq m, Wood and Beyond. Hay J77 dining chairs, £131.75 each, Maven.
Ella Fletcher has no regrets about moving from London to a peaceful street in the Morningside area of Edinburgh. After meeting husband Rory at Edinburgh University in 2004, the couple had always dreamed of moving back. ‘It made sense to return before our daughter started school so we planned to rent first,’ says Ella. However, Rory found a job in Edinburgh straight away, so the pair quickly sold their property in London and started house hunting.
This story is from the June 2021 edition of 25 Beautiful Homes.
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