DINING AREA
‘We put in this oversized picture window to connect the kitchen-diner to the outside,’ says Emma.
LIVING ROOM
‘All the original fireplaces had been stripped out, but we found a great local source of period pieces that we used as substitutes,’ says Emma. ‘They certainly add character.’ The gold and white Xmas decs add to the house’s serene elegance.
atranquil calm pervades this serene and elegant family home in a fashionable part of east London. The decorations are up, fires are lit and the mulled wine is bubbling on the stove. The scene is set, then delightfully disrupted when two little boys tumble joyously into the living room and a proper family Christmas begins. ‘This year will be a smaller affair as we’ll have a newborn,’ says Emma Grant, who was days away from giving birth to her
