The English Home

Crafting A HOME

Moving to leafy Muswell Hill in North London in January 2018 was the start of a rewarding journey for Jennifer Barba. Being in a high-pressure job at the time, she jumped wholeheartedly into updating her charming Edwardian Arts & Crafts house to give herself a much-needed creative outlet to focus on.

As this was her first home as well as her first renovation project, Jennifer sought out highly skilled tradespeople and inspiring artisans to create the sanctuary she yearned for. “I think for me, that was the best part of the process,” she says. “I learnt a lot from

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