When Lucinda Chambers says, “I see every flat surface as a colour opportunity,” she isn’t fibbing. The west London three-storey Victorian home of the former fashion director of British Vogue – now founder of both the online shopping platform Collagerie and the fashion and homeware label Colville – is a deliciously love-worn colour fest. Joyful without being wacky, layered with pattern and textural contrast, it’s a delight – unless you’re a minimalist.
I’m not, but even I start to feel anxious while attempting to record the highlights. I’ve barely noted the ornate fountain in the front garden when I’m distracted by… well, everything: the front door’s floral curtain cinched with a knot of pom-poms; a Moroccan chandelier; the impressive gallery of photography creeping like smoke up the stairs; a glimpse of a white-painted veranda, festooned with hanging lanterns and a glitter ball, the tangled green garden beyond.
