Ideal Home

A LABOUR of love

The OPEN-PLAN living-kitchen-dining area is ideal for FAMILY LIFE because it’s so SPACIOUS and has great access and views into our garden
LUCY BURMAN, HOMEOWNER

HOME NOTES

WHO LIVES HERE?

Lucy Burman and her husband David, a lawyer, live here with their two children, Theo, five, and three-year-old Sadie.

THE PROPERTY

A five-bedroom double fronted Edwardian home in north London.

THE LAYOUT

An open-plan living-kitchen-dining area forms the heart of the home. A boot room,

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