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PAST & PRESENT

Interior architect Anthi Grapsa’s design ethos is about honouring a building and its history and bringing out its quirks. ‘My raison d’être is working with what is existing, then adding a mixture of reclaimed materials or salvaged items, while still creating a home that works for modern living,’ Anthi says.

When she was recommended to the owners of this three-storey Victorian terraced property

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