The fact that Olga Ashby is "tuned into every possible shade of white" is something that she attributes to a childhood spent in Siberia. There, she grew used to the nuances of sunlight bouncing off snow on the coldest winter days, or the particular cool light of a crisp, clear morning.
Decorating with white, says the interior designer, was a useful skill when it came to lending this apartment a sense of understated airiness, with its off-whites and deep creams, underpinned by the occasional shot of blue or green.
