Ideal Home

SEVENTIES revival

HOME NOTES

WHO LIVES HERE?

Susanne and Jeremy Hewson live here with their two cats. They both work in television.

THE PROPERTY

A modern New Zealand inspired larch-clad house in south London. It has a kitchen-diner/living area, a further living room/en-suite bedroom, a master suite with walk-in wardrobe, two more bedrooms, three bathrooms and a garden cabin with shower room.

Deck outside garden room

‘Jeremy built the deck using Millboard composite decking, a brand which is 100% wood-free, so it doesn’t need a capping shell to protect it. It's sustainable, you never have to clean it, plus it looks just like real oak.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Antique Oak decking, £100sq m, Millboard

After 15 years in their Brixton terrace, Susanne and Jeremy Hewson decided to move to a house that offered more space,

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