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Perfect harmony

WHY KARLA’S HOME CAUGHT OUR EYE

When we first came across Karla’s home, it was the stunning quarry kitchen tiles that got our attention. Contrasting with the modernity of the sleek white kitchen, it’s one of many examples of the careful way Karla’s treated her Victorian home. Inheriting it in a decent state – complete with an open-plan kitchen and French doors to the garden – she’s been able to put her own stamp on the property while keeping its most precious features, including the original sash windows, fireplaces and bannister, intact.

In fact, Karla has gone so far as to celebrate them, restoring the original Victorian tiles of the hallway to their former glory and keeping, but painting over, the textured wallpaper that was there when she moved in. That isn’t

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