The kitchen
Ray"This is the room that sold the house to me when I first saw it, it’s the heart of the home. We live in here all day from breakfast to dinner parties at the weekend. I redid the lighting with John Cullen throughout the house, but it’s especially enhanced this room as it feels so moody but cosy at night now."
2The kitchen
Ray"The round piece of art is by Fenella Elms and is my favourite piece in our home. It’s so soothing to look at with the little discs of porcelain in undulating waves. It sits above my other favourite piece of furniture - an antique weathered oak bureau that I found in Holland. I keep all my writing cards, wrapping paper and ribbons in here."
The living room
Ray"We wanted a room without a TV where we could just socialise or listen to music or read a book. This room has the most beautiful silk blue wallpaper that changes colour throughout the day. My favourite thing to do in here is sit by the fire and read the papers."
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4The living room
Ray"My favourite piece of furniture in here is the coffee table that I sourced from Porta Romana. I had wanted it for years, before we even bought the house."
5The utility room
Ray"This is the smallest and probably my favourite room in the house. I redid this room about three years ago and created my ultimate luxury utility room. It’s a room that is so often overlooked but we are in here all the time - it’s where I change my baby's nappy and where we store post and deliveries. I also use the space to arrange flowers and do washing in here."
6The nursery
Ray"As soon as I found out we were having a boy, I started designing his nursery - I wanted a preppy vibe and nothing too babyish so it would suit him long-term. The animal heads are from Fiona Walker and the monogrammed bed linen is from my linen collection with Coze."
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7The master bedroom
Ray"The starting point was this beautiful burgundy wallpaper with hand-painted and hand embroidered magnolia branches from my wallpaper collection with Fromental. I wanted something that felt masculine and feminine at the same time to reflect both of us. I was torn between this and the ‘branches in the breeze’ design in a taupe colourway, but my husband (who has great taste, but also the good sense to leave most interior decisions to me) said he loved the burgundy colour so we went with it - and I’m so so glad we did."
8The master bedroom
Ray"The sideboard is one of my favourite pieces - it’s a beautiful Mother of Pearl finish on the doors. I bought it from Luxdeco."
9The master bedroom
Ray"The TV is from LG - it’s one of the wallpaper TVs and, after years of trying to dissuade my clients from having giant TVs all over their house, I’m afraid to say I’m a convert to having one big one - it’s so much better for watching movies. These days we mostly use it for watching cartoons with the kids in bed, while we try and get just five more minutes sleep."
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10The child's bedroom
Ray"I designed this room whilst pregnant with our son last summer. I planned on making Ava’s old room his new nursery so, to make the transition a smooth and happy one, I had to design her something spectacular. Ava loves princesses and animals so a four poster princess bed was a must. When I couldn’t find the perfect wallpaper ,I decided to design one with Fromental and make it available to the wider public as part of my wallpaper collection. It's a very personal design as Ava helped choose all of her favourite animals she wanted in it and insisted they had family groupings with baby animals too. What I love about it is that it has lots of fun details to spark a child’s imagination, but it's also sophisticated so should still be relevant for her when she’s a teen. The rocking horse was a first Christmas gift for Ava from her grandfather; she loves playing on it as she is horse-obsessed. It’s also a future heirloom I hope one day will pass on to her children."
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