Good morning! I hope you had an underbart weekend?! Get up to anything fun? We went on a road trip to the
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How did your passion for design begin?
I’ve always been interested in design and studied architecture at UCL in London before I became a design journalist.
Your style has a distinctly Scandinavian feel – do you have a long lost Nordic relative somewhere?
I really developed an interest in Scandinavian design when I travelled with a university friend for a month, spending a week in each country. We made little design pilgramages to as many
What inspires you about Scandinavian design?
I became inspired by the ways that Scandinavian interiors connect to nature and to people, and the respect for quality and craftsmanship. I like that a lot of Scandinavian design is built to last, they are pieces you can have in your home for a long time, the materials get better with age and the shapes and styles endure.
When we first found the house it was in need of a bit of work, the living room was painted bright purple for instance! So I wanted to strip things back, open the downstairs living room and kitchen up and transform two dark rooms into a light, open space.
And finally, your garden looks like a lovely oasis, do you sit out there a lot?
Yea! it’s really sheltered and not overlooked so you don’t really feel like you’re in London. We’ve been using it a lot this summer as it’s been so warm. It’s north facing, I thought it would be really dark but it’s a little sun trap during the day.
Thank you so much for telling us about your home Cate.
What a treat this home tour was on a Monday morning – do you feel inspired too?! Perhaps we should all head out into the garden with our laptops! I’m thinking I’m going to need Francis in tow too – isn’t he wonderful?!
Is there anything that stood out to you?
Just in case you’re not quite ready to launch into the working week yet – you might just like to check out the
Have a fab start to the week!
Niki
Photography by
Good morning! I hope you had an underbart weekend?! Get up to anything fun? We went on a road trip to the
//affiliate links marked with *// |
How did your passion for design begin?
I’ve always been interested in design and studied architecture at UCL in London before I became a design journalist.
Your style has a distinctly Scandinavian feel – do you have a long lost Nordic relative somewhere?
I really developed an interest in Scandinavian design when I travelled with a university friend for a month, spending a week in each country. We made little design pilgramages to as many
What inspires you about Scandinavian design?
I became inspired by the ways that Scandinavian interiors connect to nature and to people, and the respect for quality and craftsmanship. I like that a lot of Scandinavian design is built to last, they are pieces you can have in your home for a long time, the materials get better with age and the shapes and styles endure.
When we first found the house it was in need of a bit of work, the living room was painted bright purple for instance! So I wanted to strip things back, open the downstairs living room and kitchen up and transform two dark rooms into a light, open space.
And finally, your garden looks like a lovely oasis, do you sit out there a lot?
Yea! it’s really sheltered and not overlooked so you don’t really feel like you’re in London. We’ve been using it a lot this summer as it’s been so warm. It’s north facing, I thought it would be really dark but it’s a little sun trap during the day.
Thank you so much for telling us about your home Cate.
What a treat this home tour was on a Monday morning – do you feel inspired too?! Perhaps we should all head out into the garden with our laptops! I’m thinking I’m going to need Francis in tow too – isn’t he wonderful?!
Is there anything that stood out to you?
Just in case you’re not quite ready to launch into the working week yet – you might just like to check out the
Have a fab start to the week!
Niki
Photography by