Our self-build home

Buying an old house can throw up unwanted surprises. Ruth Bloomfield meets a couple who overcame every hurdle to build their family home in north London
25 February 2016
Piebald Arabescato marble in the kitchen sets off the limewashed oak cabinets
Jean-Jacques and Sophie Lorraine with their sons Jacques and Leo
A shabby communal space beside the house was paved and planted at the council's request
Tactile towers of Welsh slate tiles house logs to fuel the free-standing fireplace
White walls throughout are broken by bright splashes of colour

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