VINTAGE VISION

Nina Parker puts her appreciation of well-loved items and instinctive homemaking skills down to both her grandmothers. ‘My English granny’s home was a riot of colour, filled with handmade items such as rag rugs and patterned cushions. Then my Belgian grandmother had a home that centred on the kitchen, and always felt so warm and welcoming,’ she recalls.

Both strands have woven through every property she and her family have lived in over the years. ‘For me,