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PERFECTLY SUITED

ith its layers of colours, textures, patterns and quality craftsmanship, this elegant Edwardian house in southwest London revels in its reinvention from a small terrace that struggled to accommodate its owners – a family of six (and a dog) – to a cleverly designed home where everyone is comfortable and enjoys their own, and communal, spaces. The house has grown in size thanks to a kitchen and first-floor extension but it is still fair to class it as modest,

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