Tales of the City
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Industry Insight
Bang Up to the Elephant
Advice on Victorian Homes from Stuart and Mathew. It’s a crisp, sunny, late Friday afternoon in London. Spring is in the air, the brightly painted front doors of Primrose Hill are gleaming in the sunshine, and we are discussing a new instruction on a house that is about to be added to our extensive portfolio […]
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Industry Insight
The Mid-century Story
When we founded Story of Home, our devotion to design-led London living meant that mid-century housing, the once-derided post-war architectural style, would always be an essential part of our sales and lettings business. Our love of this resurgent architectural and design movement goes beyond the aesthetic, it is a central component of our business and […]
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Lifestyle
Eyes wide open
Sara Bellinato heads up the marketing at Story of Home. Her love of art and culture, and her social media expertise, make her a potent part of our family. Frequent visitors from her home in Northern Italy have led to Sara to explore London in greater detail than many Londoners ever do. Tales of the […]
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Lifestyle
The house that Zoë rebuilt
Expert advice on a Victorian home renovation. When Zoë Carter-Mackay and her husband returned from living in New York City looking for a London home, they set the bar high. They wanted a Victorian house full of period features that excited them as much as the Brooklyn Brownstone they had been about to buy when […]
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Lifestyle
Picture Perfect
Simon and Jen are the Australian husband-and-wife duo behind the blog and Instagram account The September Chronicles, a much-consulted source of inspiration for Londoners looking to go out for the evening and head off for the weekend. Having originally left home on a one-way ticket honeymoon taking in 37 countries, Simon and Jen spend most […]
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Lifestyle
Social Fabric.
Modest, funny, and the very definition of good-with-people, Matt and Alex, the founders of WEAR London, view the rise of their label as a happy accident. Their natural affinity with their customers and sharing stories makes them kindred spirits with Story of Home. We had a cup of tea with them in their Shoreditch home […]
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Interview
The Maker
“A frequent feature in London architectural conversations,” says Toby Inglis Hall, “is the intelligent, optimal and stylish extension. When they are precisely considered and exquisitely realised, they are a thing of quiet beauty. Thankfully, our Kentish Town kitchen dwells in one of the outstanding examples of the form.” Inglis Hall is a Lewes based design […]