Slick modern style has its place, but the owner of this five-story London property, part of a converted Victorian school, loves a rustic look and details with character, so the generic style of his new home wasn’t ideal. In addition, he’s a keen cook, but the kitchen was in a dark basement. Having worked with them before to help sell a property, he asked designers Shirin Arefi and Natascia Fileppi of Interia Design to create a warm, inviting home for himself and his four teenage children.
Key to the transformation was moving the kitchen up from the windowless basement to the airy ground floor and turning the lower level into a snug TV room, giving the family plenty of spaces to hang out, entertain and relax. Then Shirin and Natascia brought in natural materials — wood, rattan, linen and stone — for texture and warmth. What elevates the renovation, though, are the many beautiful details they incorporated, from the double bullnose countertop edge to sawn-oak cabinet door trims to custom wardrobes in the bedroom.
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