IN HARMONY

A modern classic aesthetic is perfectly in tune with both the period and contemporary features of Sarah and Rupert Davis’ listed house

- JANE CRITTENDEN

SITTING ROOM This space is in the extension, which has a striking ceiling with long skylight. Melrose Grand sofas in Sophie Storm, £1,999 each; Camford leather armchairs in Buffalo Antique, £1,099 each, all John Lewis & Partners. Carter coffee table, £625, Neptune

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Detached Georgian house built in 1836

LOCATION Oxfordshire

ROOMS Sitting/dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, study, snug, utility room, cloakroom, three bedrooms (all en suite)

PURCHASED 2015

PREVIOUS PROPERTY ‘We lived in a military house overseas,’ says Sarah.

DINING AREA Space was made for a table in the sitting room. ‘We wanted a large table for entertaining,’ says Sarah. Harrogate dining table in Fog, £1,740; Calverston chairs in Clara Parchment, £310 each, all Neptune