{"id":102303,"date":"2018-12-15T23:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/be-prepared-to-play-a-glorious-converted-semi-in-west-london\/"},"modified":"2018-12-15T23:03:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T16:03:47","slug":"be-prepared-to-play-a-glorious-converted-semi-in-west-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/be-prepared-to-play-a-glorious-converted-semi-in-west-london\/","title":{"rendered":"'Be prepared to play'? a glorious converted semi in west London"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHuge murals and humorous details work together to give this 1930s semi a bold and modern lookPop art, industrial-inspired design, global handicrafts and antiques, 70s glamour and lots of colour: you could never say that Preston Schroeder was afraid of mixing it up. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to develop a house that reflects my personality,\u201d says Schroeder, who lives here with his partner Marcus and their teenage daughter Dulcie. The couple had renovated and sold homes, but when they found this 1930s semi in southwest London, it was time to stay \u2013 and inject the individuality that had been missing.\u201cI initially discounted this house because it was on a busy road, but property was so scarce I ended up looking at it anyway,\u201d says Schroeder. \u201cIt was rented out, and the tenant hadn\u2019t looked after it. The garden was like a forest. But I knew that we could completely reinvent it. I remember standing on the first floor, looking out to the garden, with a smile on my face, thinking: \u2018This is the one.\u2019\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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