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How did your passion for blueprint begin?
I've e'er been interested inwards blueprint together with studied architecture at UCL inwards London earlier I became a blueprint journalist.
Your vogue has a distinctly Scandinavian experience - practice yous stimulate got a long lost Nordic relative somewhere?
I actually developed an involvement inwards Scandinavian blueprint when I travelled amongst a academy friend for a month, spending a calendar week inwards each country. We made footling blueprint pilgramages to every bit many Arne Jacobsen together with Alvar Aalto buildings nosotros could find.
I became inspired past times the ways that Scandinavian interiors connect to nature together with to people, together with the abide by for lineament together with craftsmanship. I similar that a lot of Scandinavian blueprint is built to last, they are pieces yous tin stimulate got inwards your abode for a long time, the materials larn amend amongst historic menses together with the shapes together with styles endure.
Have yous carried out whatever extensive renovation work?
When nosotros offset constitute the household it was inwards take away of a combat of work, the living room was painted brilliant majestic for instance! So I wanted to strip things back, opened upwards the downstairs living room together with kitchen upwards together with transform 2 night rooms into a light, opened upwards space. 
What is of import to yous when creating a home?
I desire to create a calm, tranquil retreat inwards which to escape the world. I wanted a infinite that would grow amongst us, the neutral walls, becoming a blank canvass for everyday life.
How practice yous add together a cosy experience to your home?
I similar to role plants, accessories together with books to pick out life together with texture rather than lots of colour.
This movie of Cate's hallway was taken a spell dorsum when the infinite was a go inwards progress, fifty-fifty together with hence I idea it was besides pretty non to part (I promise yous don't hear Cate!).
Can yous state us virtually the subtle coloring palette?
It's blackened past times Farrow & Ball on the walls together with manifestly white on the flooring (I used Ronseal flooring paint).
Yea! it's actually sheltered together with non overlooked together with hence yous don't actually experience similar you're inwards London. We've been using it a lot this summertime every bit it's been together with hence warm. It's northward facing, I idea it would live actually night but it's a footling Sun trap during the day.
Thank yous together with hence much for telling us virtually your abode Cate.
What a process this abode tour was on a Mon morning - practice yous experience inspired too?! Perhaps nosotros should all caput out into the garden amongst our laptops! I'm thinking I'm going to take away Francis inwards tow besides - isn't he wonderful?!
Is in that place anything that stood out to you?
Just inwards instance you're non quite create to launch into the working calendar week nonetheless - yous powerfulness but similar to banking firm fit out the grey together with white abode archive every bit good every bit these lovely London homes (makes me experience slightly abode sick!). There's a jeopardy Cate's powerfulness crop upwards offset - if so, yous know what to practice (scroll on passed!)!
Have a fab start to the week!
Niki
Photography past times Cate St Hill shared amongst thanks