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This calming family home combines a subtle touch of oriental style with a French Provencal look. Step inside more real homes at housetohome.co.uk

Mirrored double doors open on to the living room where oversized sofas bought in Holland and Greece give the room a relaxed feel. The glass and perspex coffee table is also from Holland and the antique Persian rug was imported from Iran.
1/7 Living room
2/7 Kitchen
The kitchen has a 'restaurant' feel to it, mixing pale blues with grey steel fixtures. Open shelving and racks allow easy access to pots and pans.
The unusual spice rack was discovered in Boston; try Lakeland for a similar one. Amtico flooring is practical and easy to clean. The range cooker is Britannia and the units are from IKEA.
3/7 Dining room
In the dining room, an oak refectory table from France is teamed with chairs commissioned in Greece and covered in GP & J Baker's The Paradise Bird for a traditional feel. A Georgian mirror is flanked by a pair of French Art Nouveau candelabras found at an antiques fair in Holland. The Victorian fireplace was found at a reclamation yard, while the corner unit is an old TV cabinet that has been painted for a new lease of life.
4/7 Bedroom
A crisp blue and white theme creates a French Provencal feel in the bedroom.
The bedlinen is from The White Company and the pretty table is from The Dormy House.
5/7 Dressing area
The simple wardrobe doors have been lined with pleated Victorian Rose fabric from Laura Ashley.
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6/7 Bathroom
With its enormous roll-top bath, the bathroom is a sanctuary. The freestanding vanity unit was designed to give a spa-like feel to the space.
The floor is limestone and the taps are from Lefroy Brooks. To complete the Provencal look, the walls have been treated with Jocasta Innes's Impasto and colourwashed with antique white.
7/7 Garden
The garden has a cottage feel. The table and chairs were designed by Gisela Graham.
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Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.
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