‘We do sometimes joke that we’re recreating a pub at home’. ‘My husband Iain [who owns The Imperial Arms in Fulham] would far rather have a snooker table than a dining table. He also wanted to install a beer tap in the kitchen, but I had to put my foot down.’
Amelia and Iain met when they were working for a chain of gastro pubs, which explains the bar-room elements that crop up in their south London home – from tin-tile wallpaper and cowhide bar stools in the kitchen to a vintage French Stella Artois glass panel.
The renovation which involved extending the kitchen out into the side return, took nearly a year, with a total revamp of the rest of the house following soon after.
The place feels eclectic and playful - a melange of styles, colours and eras, where vintage finds mingle with upcycled family heirlooms and show-stopping wallpapers.
Everything about this house is hard-wearing. Nothing is too pristine.
Despite being the perfect place for the children to express themselves, the sunlight-filled house swiftly converts into a stylish grown-up home. ‘The secret is big cupboards, a place for everything and a vast toy chest,’ Amelia says. ‘Thanks to acres of storage, this place is surprisingly easy to keep tidy.’