Every design has its limitations, with compromises along the way. Did Laura and Jon have to change any of their design? ‘We wanted a more custom-made interior design, including bespoke cupboards and an interesting plywood finish to some of the walls that the architect specified. However, my impatience to move into a finished home as quickly as possible along with an everexpanding budget meant that, like most projects, we had to compromise.’
Despite some compromises, Laura and Jon seem to have created a perfectly flowing family home. The gracious balance of colour, design, styling and carefully planned living spaces have created a space that is unique to their everyday living. ‘We absolutely love our large kitchen, which opens up on to the courtyard and garden. This is the main feature of the house and everything was designed around it. We spent a long time thinking about and working out how to provide the structural opening, which resulted in the glass sliding doors having no column supports and sliding into hidden pockets in the walls. The effect was that when the doors are open, the kitchen flows seamlessly in to the courtyard becoming one space. ‘
Laura and Jon have created a home bursting with on-trend design and interior ideas. What’s their favorite trend that they have incorporated into their home? ‘I love the trend for lush green plant walls. Whilst we have seen them for a while in hotel bars and commercial spaces, they are becoming much more common in the home. We knew we wanted a green wall and the courtyard was the perfect space for one to really bring the outside in all year round. We explored lots of options and as quotes for maintained living walls were coming in at over
£ 20,000 we
knew we
would have to find an alternative. There are lots of companies that provide artificial green walls but if they are going outside it is important that they aren’t affected by UV light, ours was actually from QVC and we put the panels together ourselves and mounted on the cladding fixings. It was really easy but is so effective. ‘
