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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Emma J Page

Never Mind Quiet Luxury – The Designer of This London Townhouse Fixed a ‘Frankenstein’ Open-Plan Layout and Filled It With Joyful Color

A sunshine yellow living room with wall molding details, a marble fireplace, styled with a curved neutral sofa on the left and a red striped armchair on the right.

‘Like a sunny embrace’ is how interior designer Carina Raymond, of Studio Raymond, describes the sitting room of this 1930s home, whose cinnamon walls, elegant arches, and overscaled chandelier read more like a dappled Tuscan retreat than a London townhouse.

Perhaps that’s no surprise, given both Carina’s Lebanese heritage and the cosmopolitan approach of its owners, recently relocated from Amsterdam.

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