HOME TRUTHS
THE PROPERTY
Split-level apartment in a Victorian house
LOCATION
Southeast London
ROOMS
Sitting room/ kitchen-diner, bedroom, shower room, walk-in wardrobe
PURCHASED 2013
PREVIOUS HOME
‘We lived in a flat in southwest London,’ says Danielle.
SITTING ROOM
A new steel staircase replaced blocked-in stairs to bring in more light and increase the sense of space. Bluebell sofa in Slate Highland Tweed, £2,045, Sofa.com. Prism pendant light in Copper, £135, French Connection
KITCHEN
Exposed brickwork adds an industrial edge to the sleek white units. Smeg fridge freezer, £1,169, John Lewis & Partners. Ringhult high-gloss units, £1,073, Ikea. Black and white chopping board, £19.99, Homesense
It took two days and 22 viewings for interior stylist Danielle Kelly of Frida & The Hermit (fridaandthehermit.com) and her husband Matt to finally find a characterful property with good proportions for their first owned home.
This story is from the September 2021 edition of 25 Beautiful Homes.
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