Cheat sheet

Who lives here: Ludivine Degas, an interior designer with a showroom in Bordeaux; her husband Stéphane, who owns a metalwork business; and their daughters Léane, 21; Lison, 19; Lola, 18; and Rose-Lou, 9; and son Jules, 15, plus Petit Chat the cat and Bart the dog. Style of home: A 19th-century home in the French city of Bordeaux. The house has been restructured and extended into a 390-sqm family home with six bedrooms, four bathrooms, a courtyard and pool. The renovation took nine months to complete.