t is rare that Londoners reduce the number of rooms in a house during a renovation, but that is exactly what Rose Aldenton and Daniel Roper did to create their future family home, sacrificing a sitting room to improve the quality of their space.
The new heart of their east London home is not the kitchen. It’s the impressive library spanning two floors in a light-filled, double height space where Christopher Robin-inspired stairs double as seating.
This renovation is far from the typical rear and side return extension of a Victorian terrace. Period features were replaced with dark fumed