In 2013, my partner and I embarked on a very personal project: to buy our first house in South London and completely remodel it to suit both our lifestyles as freelance parents and our shared midcentury aesthetic. Of course, this ended up being a topic I wrote about for Fashion Detective – and ended up sharing in the Observer (with a little help from the stylist Sania Pell). Such is the life of a freelancer: nothing is sacred…

jo - view across kitchenJo house - garden view from kitchenjo - kitchen island 3vintage bathroom styling - copper painted freestanding roll top bath60s inspired bedroom designUpcycled g plan sideboard - 60s inspired designJo house - exterior view 1