I'VE FOUND JOY IN colour

CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PAINT CHOICES PROVIDE THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR VINTAGE FURNITURE AND BOLD ARTWORK IN JULIA LINDQUIST’S MINIMALIST LONDON HOME

‘As we have quite a slouchy sofa in the other room, we picked a vintage Danish design for here as we wanted something more contemporary and minimal’

HOME NOTES

WHO LIVES HERE?

Julia Lindquist, husband Nick and sons Jack, five, and Lucas, four. Julia is head of brand and marketing for Mylands (mylands.com) and Nick is a UX designer for the BBC

THE PROPERTY

A three-bedroom Victorian terraced house in Brockley, south London

1 “Not all whites are the same”

‘We wanted a simple calm look so we chose quite a soft white. It works well with lots of different colours but feels slightly greyer in the evenings. Some people think that any white is white, but that’s definitely not the case – at Mylands we have so many different shades to choose from and the variation of it can make a huge difference to the space you’re in, depending on the play of the light.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Walls in Maugham White No.2 Marble Matt, £53 for 2.5ltr, Mylands

2 “Paint has transformed the stairs”