‘The owners are both artists. They have quite wild tastes and they love strong colours,’ says Beata Heuman, the interior designer of this wondrous home. ‘I was told by the wife that her childhood dream was to have a house with a series of rooms each with its own distinct personality – Chinese, Japanese, American and so on. That would have been too much, but I did want to give the house variation and changes of mood.’ This inversion of the usual dynamic – clients requiring encouragement to embrace bold decorative concepts – was an early characteristic of the project. ‘It is one thing looking at something and thinking it is cool. It is very different living with it,’ says Beata. ‘I wanted the house to be fun and uplifting, but also comfortable and not too “full on”.’
I would say mission accomplished! This home is such a visual delight…
Happy Wednesday everyone. xx
images: photographer Rachel Whiting for House and Garden
