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‘Our rental has HEART AND SOUL’

I grew up in France, where eating together is the most important and most pleasing part of the day,’ says Amélie. ‘A home needs to make you feel something and I wanted mine to have the happy feeling that I enjoy when I’m sharing a meal with family and friends.

The challenge was how to do this within the limitations of our rental flat – and persuading my husband, Konstantinos, it could be done without spending a fortune! I had to be very creative with the interior.

Property search

I’ve lived in London for 10 years now and it’s where I met Konstantinos, who’s Greek. After living in separate house shares, we started looking for our first home together. We wanted to avoid the potential problems that sometimes crop

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