You won’t spot a single white wall or ceiling in Ana Estrougo’s home. In fact, the only places she opted for white is on the door hinges and the bathroom sinks and vanities. “I wanted it to feel like a fun, vibrant house,” says Estrougo, founder of The Octopus Club, a second-hand marketplace for baby clothes and children’s toys.
Motherhood has changed the entrepreneur, whose previous home — a flat in the Jam Factory a stone’s throw from Tower Bridge — was a sea of grey, black and white. Then, five years ago, came along her son Max. On moving out to the borders of leafy Richmond with husband Andy, she says: “I’ve gone the complete opposite. I wanted our home to inspire creativity and happiness for him.”
