The English Home

A change OF FUNCTION

From classic built-in storage to innovative use of understairs spaces, bespoke furniture solutions are the most effective way of creating a truly dual-use or multi-purpose room. Whether it is a sitting-room-and-home-office hybrid, a playroom-library which also moonlights as a sitting room, or an unusual open-plan bedroom and bathroom, there are a host of creative ways in which custom furniture enables a scheme to work twice as hard.

Family living

SALVESEN GRAHAM MARY GRAHAM AND NICOLE SALVESEN, CO-FOUNDERS

“This living space-cum-games room occupies the basement of a family home. We chose a warm yellow for the overall palette to make the generous space feel warm, bright, cosy and not at all

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