INSIDE OUT

London in winter can be a gloomy city to live in, and Miyar got around that by adding several light-enhancing features. “The roof extension was key and there are a lot of skylights,” she says. “We also used a very light colour palette. The pale wood f loors, which are so beautiful, work well with the bronze features. The contrast of light and dark textures makes everything feel brighter, and helps to give that incredible feeling of expansiveness.”

It took a team of architects to turn what was originally two small apartments with no outdoor areas into a spacious three-bedroom f lat with a roof terrace; and this new outdoor area makes the property particularly desirable. “It took a whole team to make it happen,” Miyar explains. “Some people are daunted by the process of doing something like that, but the result is incredible.”

Miyar’s tips for creating a good outdoor space in a city include using furniture you would traditionally see indoors. “Get really comfortable seating with cushions and blankets, and treat the outside like another room; just one that happens not to have walls and a ceiling,” she says.