I instantly fell in love with this house the first time I visited it, even though it hadn’t been renovated for almost fourty years. It was wider than most and featured beautiful ceiling cornices. We decided to completely rethink the layout, moving the kitchen and dining area to the front of the house and creating a spacious, light-filled living room with a garden view. Some of the original cornices that couldn’t be preserved were carefully replicated, and a practical storage area with a built-in bench was added in the hallway. Among my favourites are the blue kitchen with its fluted panels, the internal steel window that brings natural light into the hallway, the cosy dining area facing a coffee-bar corner, the wallpaper in the master bedroom, and the children’s bedrooms. This project, designed for a French couple with two young children, was an absolute joy to work on and a wonderful collaboration. Photo credit Veronica Rodriguez.