The Art of Design Issue 38 2019 | Page 76

76 WEST LONDON TOWNHOUSE Jack and Gwyneth purchased this substantial terraced house in 2016 as their future family home. Jack Wilcox works in finance and real estate and his wife, Gwyneth Archer, runs an online store selling non-toxic, stylish and sustainable products, the Little Green Home. They have two children aged 4 and 2 and needed more space with a garden. Jack had worked with Thomas Griem and TG-Studio before and approached TG-Studio in the beginning of 2017 with the aim to fully refurbish this 100 year old building into a modern family home. The Lower Ground floor existed prior to the refurbishment but was dark and split into many storage rooms. The entire building was stripped to the essential party walls and the lower ground floor dug down to create a comfortable ceiling height. The rear was opened up in its entirety to the garden and a new staircase was introduced within a large double height space linking this area to the Ground floor living room. The rear room was connected to the front room which now houses the kitchen. Jack and Gwyneth wanted a modern lifestyle but stylistic traditional elements. The kitchen is from Gemini Design and combines Victorian panelling with modern Arrabascato marble worktop and backsplash. The family room features a large built in fireplace from Bellfires and bespoke built in shelving and storage. The cushions are Thomas’s design and available through TG- Studio.