A restful state: An immaculate south London home that's all about calm and creativity

摘要

Cassandra ellis doesn't believe in buying "make-do" furniture. The ex-pat Aucklander would much rather leave a gap and go without - be it for days, months or, on occasion, years - than live with not-quite-right items.Three years ago Cassandra, who has made a name for herself in the UK as a designer, quilter and author, bought a five-floor late Victorian townhouse in Peckham Rye, south-east London with her English husband Ed Prichard. And every chair, painting and candlestick chosen for the home they share with Ed's teenage children, Frankie and Oscar, and dogs Lily and Mr Darcy, has been carefully considered, with no superfluous clutter in sight.