Easy LIVING
May 28, 2020
4 minutes
WORDS ELLEN FINCH
PHOTOGRAPHY
MALCOLM MENZIES
“We didn’t realise what a difference a split-level layout would give until we tried it... It doesn’t matter where you are, the space feels connected”
Making decisions on your feet isn’t usually the best way forward when it comes to buying a house, but for Australian-born Lily and husband Col, five minutes in their south London home was all they needed to know it was right for them. They won the property after it went to closed bids, then set about ‘toddler-proofing’ it for their son, Ethan, and for their dog Ned.
When the couple first moved in, the house had a traditional Victorian terrace layout, with a
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