Two into one does go, as award-winning interior designer Christian Bense discovered when he helped transform a five-storey Georgian terrace in Maida Vale from two flats back into a generous family home.
The clients, a family of five, had been living in a flat on the two lower floors until the opportunity arose to buy the upper levels. ‘We wanted a designer who had experience in London house design but also understood how to maximize function within these architectural spaces,’ explains the client. ‘We wanted to ensure every room was going to be practical, could function well as our children grew older, and not necessarily just for show or display. Our goal was to make sure how we designed it would have durability and longevity, a certain timelessness to it, so we made choices that weren’t necessarily trendy or of the moment, but could last and grow with us.’
