ELEGANT sparkle
Ideal Home UK|December 2021
KATIE AND PAULO FRADE RECONFIGURED THEIR HOME’S LAYOUT, EXTENDING BOTH UP AND OUT TO CREATE A MASTERCLASS IN FLOW AND STYLE
IFEOLUWA ADEDEJI
ELEGANT sparkle

HOME NOTES

WHO LIVES HERE?

Katie Frade, a textile craft lecturer and her partner Paulo, who works in banking, live here with their children Viviana, 11 and Iris, eight.

THE PROPERTY

Five-bed 1930s neo-Georgian semi detached in Dulwich, southeast London.

Living room

A soft colour scheme adds to the cosy feel here. ‘This was originally two rooms, but we removed the dividing wall to create an open-plan space and added built-in bookcases,’ says Katie.

BUY THE KEY PIECES Walls in Wattle 111 Pure Flat emulsion, £51 for 2.5ltr, Paint & Paper Library. Fraser Fir 7.5ft Candlelight clear LED, £999, Balsam Hill. Selection of baubles, from £36 for set of 12, Cox & Cox

Living room

Creating a room that the family could snuggle up in was an important factor for Katie. ‘With the Christmas decorations up, this room looks even more special and is where we all gather in the evening,’ she says.

BUY THE KEY PIECES Teal sofa, £1,880, Loaf. Archie large ottoman, from £615, Arlo & Jacob. Mistletoe wreath, £18.99, Lights4fun. For a similar rug, try the Louis de Poortere Mad Men in Abyss Blue, £1,013, The Rug Seller

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