Returning to Denmark having been in Africa for several years, Cathrine and Anders de Lichtenberg were looking forward to setting up home permanently. 'We'd been living out of a suitcase for years,' says Cathrine, so it was great to finally make plans for a home of our own. When I found this apartment - even before I showed it to Anders I sat down with an architect and came up with a plan for what we could do, so I could then convince Anders that it was the place for us. We both loved the lovely old marble window sills, stucco work, panelling and parquet flooring.'
TURNING THE FLAT INSIDE OUT
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