{"id":124397,"date":"2022-01-29T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/there-was-a-lot-of-magnolia-a-couples-revamped-flat-shows-renting-neednt-mean-bad-design\/"},"modified":"2022-01-29T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T09:04:11","slug":"there-was-a-lot-of-magnolia-a-couples-revamped-flat-shows-renting-neednt-mean-bad-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/there-was-a-lot-of-magnolia-a-couples-revamped-flat-shows-renting-neednt-mean-bad-design\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018There was a lot of magnolia\u2019: a couple\u2019s revamped flat shows renting needn\u2019t mean bad design"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA pair of vintage furniture dealers have transformed their flat with paint, fixtures and art \u2013 all with their landlady\u2019s approvalPeriod features were conspicuously absent from Becky Nolan and Barny Read\u2019s flat-hunting wishlist. The couple, who run the Peanut Vendor, a 20th-century design store in east London, were living in a Victorian flat but decided a more modern space would better showcase their collections of abstract art and esoteric furniture.\u201cWe were ready for a change from bay windows and wonky walls; we wanted to try an art gallery-style white box,\u201d Read says. They found a two-bedroom flat built in the 1990s to rent and were hooked by its two small terraces, front and back. The flat itself was uninspiring. \u201cIt was nondescript and a bit tired, with lots of magnolia,\u201d Nolan recalls. But a quick peep under the beige carpets revealed a concrete screed floor: \u201cWe thought that had potential,\u201d Read says. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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