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    Lateral THINKING

    Dec 30, 2020 4 minutes
    FEATURE RACHEL LEEDHAM
    PHOTOGRAPHY RACHAEL SMITH

    Interior designer Anna Haines remembers feeling incredibly grown-up when she and her husband, Viv, were shown around this early Edwardian house in Acton, west London, 10 years ago. “We were living in a small terraced house in Shepherd’s Bush at the time and this double-fronted property appeared vast in comparison,” she recalls. “When you enter the hallway you can turn left or right; having this lateral space felt like a revelation.”

    As they toured the first floor, the estate agent pointed out that the spacious family bathroom could be turned into another bedroom. Anna was having none of it. “I love generous bathrooms –

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