Finally, after nearly ten years in a smallish two-bedroomed flat and one looong year of very active house-hunting in London, my husband and I have had an offer accepted on a new place, yay!! We’re so excited!! =) =) =) We’ll be getting some more space and a small garden at last!  As the deal is not 100 per cent final until the contracts are signed and the fat lady sings, I’m not sharing any pictures yet for fear of jinxing it, but in CELEBRATION please join me in drooling over three truly inspirational London homes which feature the best of London style – oodles of creativity, fearless individualism and plenty of eccentricity!

No 1: Victorian townhouse in North London (Hampstead Heath) owned by Sam Roddick – daughter of Body Shop creator Anita Roddick and owner of erotica shop brand Coco de Mer. The boldly blue living room is a very original and personalised space with family pictures, drawings, paintings and vintage furniture. Underneath a glimpse of the trendy industrial style kitchen (love those lights!) and of an inviting seating area with more well-loved vintage furniture. Striking, unique and rather cosy!

No 2: Equally original, but in a completely different way, is this quirky and colourful home of furniture designer Lisa Whatmough (of London label Squint) in Hackney, London. Here, uniform and minimalistic backgrounds allow the happy, multi-coloured granny-esque lamps and vintage-style furniture to take centre stage and really sparkle joy and friendliness. A brightly bohemian and homely fantasyland!

No 3: Third up, is this 1930s arts and crafts house in Brondesbury, London, owned by Joy and Daniel Isaacs.  While a little more “sober and grown-up” than the other two houses, this home is still full of charm and eccentric touches. I love the dark blueish grey on the walls together with the deep red accessories and the vintage stag head - which contrasts beautifully with the modern coffee table. I also really like the minimal yet full impact hallway. It’s bright, uncluttered and spacious and the zebra hide looks great in there.  All in all – a stylishly decorated home with a robust and timeless feel!

 

[all_images _via Marie Claire Maison and Living Etc]

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  • Hanna

    Congratulations!! That’s wonderful! Gorgeous pics, I like them all.
    All the best,
    Hanna

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=816943415 Lilly Jones

    Congrats! xo

  • Mia

    Yiiieha! :) Your house will undoubtely be nicer than all those three…but I agree especially the Sam Roddick-house is a great piece of inspiration when it comes to London houses! In combination with the 2nd – I’d take the happy vibe and the granny-ish items from there – and a touch of the 3rd :))

    Now I can’t wait to see it! I’ll book a flight for the day you receive the keys!

  • Lena

    Happy about the new house – longing to see it….
    I liked all the pictures today – nice mix of colours, lovely

  • Anonymous

    Congratulations! :-)

  • Rubytoo

    congratulations henen!!!!!!
    year long search… wow!!! must have been tuff. hopefully the transaction will complete free of hassel. Then… the fun begins on decorating and making it your own.

    by the way.. love the site

  • Anais Dubois

    *drool* I love all three houses!! they are so inviting and stylish! Congratulations on finding a house, good luck and I look forward to see some photos later on. love your blog. greetings from Brussels

  • http://twitter.com/FatLadySingsOL FatLadySingsOnline

    Hey, congratulations on the end of this act and good luck with what is next.

  • Henen

    Thank you very much! You are all so nice!!! I won’t be getting my keys until October, but when I do I look forward to making good use of many of the designs, styles and decorator’s tips we’ve discussed here on Trendey! The house is currently rather dated (it suffers from an overdose of yellow pine and depressing carpets…) so is in need of a transformation. There will definitely be some pictures and posts on this coming up in the future! :)

  • arjdonare

    Well done and we look forward to pics. The house pics you sent were nice- I note a Zebra floor mat in one of the house- plastic or actual and do you know if import to uk of actual skins of nonprotected animals is allowed- that would be cool- getting a collection of animals floor mats!
    You say there is a lot of pine- swedish?
    Love to both of you
    Arjdonare

  • Henen

    Hello there, and thank you for stopping by! :-) I think it’s ok to import most finished animal fur products to the UK – if it’s for personal use rather than commercial. I brought a reindeer skin back from Sweden last winter and had no problems. I agree, animal skins are great! And as long as animals are not killed for the fur alone I think it’s a shame not to make use of that part of the animal also, particularly pretty as floor mats!
    Yes – there’s quite a lot of pine going on in the new house. A surprising amount of pine wood on display actually for a UK house, it does look rather Swedish because of it, although I doubt the pine itself is Swedish :) Look forward to seeing you soon, Henen

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