hile most homeowners aim to create a sense of easy communion with their environment, interior designer Victoria Sass cheerfully describes the relationship with her own home as ‘somewhat challenging’. Built at the turn of the 20th-century, it features wood-panelled walls, large fireplaces and 12-foot ceilings. ‘As a result, the house has an inherently strong personality,’ she says. ‘With such a bold backbone, it lays down the gauntlet,
