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Lateral thinking can turn a flat into a perfect family home | Homes and Property

Sometimes it takes an artist's eye to make the most of a cramped apartment's potential, discovers Nicole Swengley

Lateral thinking can turn a flat into a perfect family home | Homes and Property
Lateral thinking can turn a flat into a perfect family homeSometimes it takes an artist's eye to make the most of a cramped apartment's potential, discovers Nicole Swengley

As a chic Frenchwoman who put down roots in London 13 years ago, Leonora Beaubois knows a thing or two about stylish living. And the cool, calm, contemporary interior of her home reflects her designs for L&B, the specialist luxury linens store she runs in Belgravia.

Chic: Leonora Beaubois with her children Chiara, five, and Luca, fourOne of the four bedrooms was converted into the dining roomSmall touches of colour enliven the cool grey and white kitchenThe Yves Klein table is like “an extra light” in the middle of the living room

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Photographs: Simon Maxwell