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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Jane Crittenden

‘I put the heart and soul back into our lifeless rental flat’

Rental flat open plan kitchen diner.

Moving into an unfurnished rental flat on the eighth floor of a new-build block in East London, the challenge for this homeowner was how to make the bland and unhomely space feel welcoming and warm.

‘I grew up in France, where eating together is the most important and most pleasing part of the day,’ says the homeowner. ‘A home needs to make you feel something and I wanted mine to have the happy feeling that I enjoy when I’m sharing a meal with family and friends.'

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