It’s a meticulously curated but tranquil home where objects that inhabit the space interact harmoniously with one another, reflecting the couple’s design mindset: minimalist, yet rich with vintage cool and contemporary quirk. “We love midcentury design, but in the last year we’ve become more interested in postmodern references too,” says Paul. “It’s about that approach to making your home more individual and having a mix of older items that were a bit hard to find, and also new design, like the brands we stock in our stores. The house is very much a representation of the business, and the business is a representation of the things we love.”

Clean lines and earthy tones are subtly infused throughout, with jolts of blue a common thread and mustard yellow and burnt orange appearing on textiles, lamps, and furniture, alongside an abundance of potted and hanging plants. The living room, in its ochre palette, perhaps best epitomizes the couple’s predilection for warming colors and textures and eminently comfortable furnishings. The dusky brown veins of a circular marble coffee table also tonally complement a rich teak modular midcentury-style sideboard.

There’s a natural flair for design moments too: giving the IKEA bed frames an upgrade with an embellishment of luxe layered cushions and linens to add depth, repurposing mementos the couple found on their travels. Take the braided rattan vintage footstool in the living room, a neat curbside find in Paris that now holds a trendy collection of art and design books, or the throwback ’70s boho beaded wall hanging in one of the guest rooms—a door curtain they picked up while on holiday in Greece.

The couple’s home is an ongoing dialogue with space, color, and objects. “We’re of an age now that we’re buying things for the house that we want to keep and enjoy for a long time,” says Paul. “We’ll eventually change the flooring upstairs, the kitchen worktops, and update the bathrooms too. We’re always thinking about how we’ll use the different spaces,” he adds. “It’s nice for it to just evolve over time.”

Another guest bedroom features a gray metal IKEA bed frame with bedding from Ferm Living’s Mirage collection The graphic print on the wall is from Hey Studio, and the desk is a vintage find, as is the rug from Greece.

 

⚒ Do It Yourself

Be bold when it comes to color. If you decide to go with color in your home, don’t just paint a feature wall. Instead paint the entire room, including the ceiling and skirting boards—it really does make the space feel bigger and adds a lot more depth.

Work with scent. Make your home a multisensory paradise and use scent to zone spaces. Think calming in the bedroom, fresh in a bathroom, and something that suits the occasion in the living room. With home and work becoming more blurred, scent can also be used at different times to create different moods. And don’t forget the hallway or entrance to your home—something familiar and welcoming would work here.

When considering flooring, don’t forget rugs—whether that’s an oversized rug to define the living space or a runner in the kitchen to make it feel cozier. In the living space always go oversized: The rug should ideally go under the main sofa or seating area, as it will help to make the area feel larger and more inviting. Same goes for rugs under a table. Layering rugs is also another way to add depth and texture—a large kilim underneath a deep pile rug can really add a sense of luxury.

In the guest bedroom, the beaded wall hanging is actually a door curtain the couple brought back from Greece; the desk is a vintage find complemented by a Tam Tam stool from Habitat. Beside the Himalayan salt lamp is a photograph by Ana Kerin of a wild Grecian seascape, bringing character to the room.

 

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Harriet Medium Corner Sofa in Burnt Amber from Arlo & Jacob, $4,634, arloandjacob.com

Tisbury Coffee Table from Soho Home, $1,495, sohohome.com

“Down on the Corner” 1975 by Hugh Holland, $90, hughhollandstore.com

Clio Muses Vase by Ferm Living, $109, verishop.com

Mini Guggenheim Vase from 101 Copenhagen, $102, 101cph.com

Jute Rug from Zara Home, $278, zarahome.com

The couple’s own products peek out on their shelf: Duo Gift Sets in Shinrin-Yoku and Jardin de la Lune and an Onsen candle.