COVERED TERRACE When the sun gets too hot, this understated area is the perfect place to retreat to. Meknes round metal table, £497, Maisons du Monde, would work here. Pumpkin armchair, price on request, Ligne Roset. Walls in White OC-151, £78 for 3.79ltr, Benjamin Moore
EXTERIOR The house has stunning views over Boulders Bay, one of the few places to see colonies of African penguins
HOME TRUTHS
THE PROPERTY A 1960s villa
LOCATION Near Cape Town, South Africa
ROOMS Sitting room, lounge, dining area, kitchen-diner, covered terrace, four bedrooms (one en suite), two bathrooms
PURCHASED 2019
PREVIOUS PROPERTY 'Our main home is a detached in Cape Town,' says Amelia.
SITTING ROOM 'It all came together once we had decided on the art,' says interior designer Andrea. For artwork by Sthenjwa Luthuli, try Institut. Wassily chairs by Marcel Breuer, from £650 each, Vinterior. Custom-made green armchair and pink sofa, both Andrea Graff Interior Design
The charm of Amelia and Grant Sutton's beachside house in Cape Town harks back 50 years - it was built by a Sardinian who put down roots in South Africa after the Second World War. When the pair first saw it, they loved the feel of the house but knew that to turn it into a family home suitable for them and their children, Noah, 11, and Bella, eight, they would need to open it up and give it a free-flowing feel.
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