LIVING ROOM
Soft tone-on-tone velvets, curved shapes and hand-forged bronze furniture sum up Solenne’s clean aesthetic.
Walls in Farrow & Ball’s Elephant’s Breath. Gatsby sofa; Moon table; Coco mirror, all Ochre. Bowls; Taroudant vases, all Canvas Homelivingetc.com 73
LIVING ROOM
One corner acts as a study. The modern light is a foil to the bare floorboards, treated with lime oil, and artisanal pieces.
Try Heal’s for a desk chair like this. Similar rug, La Redoute. Egg-shaped wood sculpture, Ernst Gamperl. Gaia light, Ochre
home profile
THE OWNERS
Designer and co-partner of Ochre, Solenne de la Fouchardière, her husband Simon Lee, managing director at tableware company Canvas Home, and daughter Soizick, 12 and son Jasper, 11.
THE PROPERTY
A 1790 terrace in north London. The top floor has an open-plan master bedroom and en suite. Below are the children’s bedrooms and bathroom. The ground floor features a living room, which steps down to the kitchen and courtyard garden. In the basement is a large dining area and laundry.
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