Welcome in the Winter Light ; Two City-Slickers with Four Children Have Found a Formula for Creating a Family Home with Elegance and Style, Says Dominic Bradbury

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TO CREATE a calm, elegant family home, when there are four children and a hectic lifestyle to contend with, is quite a challenge. But Tanya Roussel has managed just that with her updated Victorian house, which is the hub of family life.

Roussel moved into her London house 15 years ago, just as her second child was about to arrive. For a decade or so, she left the house largely unchanged, limiting herself to gentle modernising and cosmetic tweaking, while her family expanded and grew. But, eventually, she realised that the four-storey house was not working for them especially the lower-ground floor, divided as it was into a series of dark, uninviting spaces. She had known architect Alex Michaelis and interior designer Sarah Delaney for many years, and called in their help.

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Welcome in the Winter Light ; Two City-Slickers with Four Children Have Found a Formula for Creating a Family Home with Elegance and Style, Says Dominic Bradbury

"We started talking to Alex about six years ago, and by then we had four children and an au pair," says Roussel. "We really needed a large space where we could all get together and where the childre...

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