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Two years ago, Luke Fenech and Oliver Chapman made the proverbial move from the city to the country. In their case, the city was Central London and the country was Greenwich, London. Despite being just a few miles away, Luke says Greenwich has quite the village vibe. Both Luke and Oliver grew up with an affinity for English heritage, having been raised in the countryside, and this has ultimately informed their aesthetic decisions. They wanted their home to reflect their design philosophy: a strong belief in the importance of craft and tradition balanced with a touch of modernism. As the house is originally Georgian (one of ten Georgian homes on their street), they sought to uphold a traditional aesthetic. They chose period-appropriate Farrow & Ball paint and some older styled furniture and kept the look minimal and pared down with sleek, modern pieces. Luke is a graphic designer working mainly in print and editorial while Oliver works as a set designer, currently doing window design for COS. Thank you, Luke and Oliver! — Shannon
Image above: A lot of our main staples are from Habitat (such as the sofa, armchair and console tables). Habitat is quite an iconic British furniture company started by Terence Conran. It's where we both used to work a few years ago. 
Image above: We always take the opportunity to search through second-hand furniture shops whenever we visit someplace new. It's not necessarily about finding design classics but making the most of pieces that have an interesting, elegant design that we can transform into something that works in the space. We bought these chairs for £1 each and reupholstered them with fabric by Angie Lewin.
                See more of Luke and Oliver's London home after the jump . . . (more…) 
  
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