Edition 1 of SOHO : Ikea hacks and no toaster — the central London flat offering a masterclass in stylish micro-living
From : homesandproperty
A lateral first-floor conversion in a gracious but then faded Georgian terrace, it had high ceilings and wrought iron balconies, in an area just on the up. After smartening it up on a tiny budget, she let it for 16 years, but has recently moved back in with her second husband, Simon George, 56, and her daughter, Missy. She had two other houses in between.
Bella’s very happy in the sunny, stylishly redone Clerkenwell flat. “Simon and I owned two big houses, everything would need to fit into our new home, this two-bedroom flat. So I gutted it.”
When the couple got together in 2014, Bella changed career, and changed her philosophy, too. Both she and Simon had recently got divorced and sold their businesses. Now came the question of where to live.
“My house was in north London, his was south. Basically, we were
travelling housekeepers, shuttling between the two. You waste so much
time thinking about cleaning the windows and pollarding trees, rather
than important things like visiting art galleries. I like the idea of
simplified micro-living, so I suggested we try it out here, as our first
home together.
Bella’s move from film production to home production was natural. They’re both very visual, and both depend on coming in on time and on budget. She’d been doing houses up for other people for a couple of years, so this would showcase her sensible, fresh style — and all on a £30,000 budget. “Who decided that a kitchen should cost £40,000-plus? That’s ridiculous,” she fumes.
She ripped out the kitchen and bathroom, all the carpets, and worn floorboards. The flat needed rewiring and re-piping.
A lateral first-floor conversion in a gracious but then faded Georgian terrace, it had high ceilings and wrought iron balconies, in an area just on the up. After smartening it up on a tiny budget, she let it for 16 years, but has recently moved back in with her second husband, Simon George, 56, and her daughter, Missy. She had two other houses in between.
Bella’s very happy in the sunny, stylishly redone Clerkenwell flat. “Simon and I owned two big houses, everything would need to fit into our new home, this two-bedroom flat. So I gutted it.”
When the couple got together in 2014, Bella changed career, and changed her philosophy, too. Both she and Simon had recently got divorced and sold their businesses. Now came the question of where to live.
What it cost
- Clerkenwell lateral conversion flat in 1999: £285,000 (plus £5,000 refurb)
- Money spent 2016: £30,000
- Value now: £1.25 million (estimate)
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Bella’s move from film production to home production was natural. They’re both very visual, and both depend on coming in on time and on budget. She’d been doing houses up for other people for a couple of years, so this would showcase her sensible, fresh style — and all on a £30,000 budget. “Who decided that a kitchen should cost £40,000-plus? That’s ridiculous,” she fumes.
She ripped out the kitchen and bathroom, all the carpets, and worn floorboards. The flat needed rewiring and re-piping.
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