{"id":79612,"date":"2018-02-11T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/her-dark-materials-how-a-designer-made-her-mark-on-a-tiny-rented-flat\/"},"modified":"2018-02-11T13:04:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T06:04:32","slug":"her-dark-materials-how-a-designer-made-her-mark-on-a-tiny-rented-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/her-dark-materials-how-a-designer-made-her-mark-on-a-tiny-rented-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Her dark materials: how a designer made her mark on a tiny rented flat"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA small living space without much light is a challenge. But for the owner of cult brand Darkroom, it just made her more inventiveWhen it comes to creativity, the blank canvas can have a paralysing effect. More often than not, the brain gets going when we\u2019re facing a few restrictions. So it\u2019s no surprise that Rhonda Drakeford\u2019s east London rental flat has ideas by the bucketload, because there has been no shortage of limitations.The interior designer moved here 18 months ago following a change of direction at her cult brand Darkroom, and a relationship break-up. A friend, renting next door from the same landlord, told her about this flat in a former baker\u2019s shop. \u201cIt\u2019s not big enough for dinner parties so it is more of a sanctuary, which was very timely and just what I needed,\u201d says Drakeford. \u201cBut it was such a hole: small, long and thin, not much light, peeling laminate and cupboards hanging off the wall. On the plus side, it\u2019s on a gorgeous street close to Victoria Park, where I love spending time.\u201d Crucially, the landlord was hands-off and relaxed about Drakeford making her mark \u2013 up to a point: \u201cIf I owned this place,\u201d she says, \u201cI would gut it and start again, but I\u2019m renting so I have to compromise.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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