Arabella collects art from auctions, vintage emporiums and online sales to imbue character throughout the home
“Boys are a bit like dogs – they need space to run around,” says Arabella Laxton, mother of three sons under six and owner of this joyfully decorated home. When she and her husband William moved from London to a small village in North Hampshire in November 2019, it was in search of a more outdoors-focused life. The couple already had two sons, Otto and Kit, and with Arabella five months pregnant with their third child, Woody, they were eager to make