Welcome TO MY HOME

A BIT ABOUT ME

I’m Temi Johnson, 36, a criminal defence lawyer. I live with my husband, Benoit, 40, an actor and teacher, and our three-year-old son, Phoenix. See more of my home on Instagram @ahousemadeofbrass.

WHERE I LIVE

Our home is a two-bedroom, end-ofterrace house in Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire. It was actually built in 1890 by the great-great-grandfather of one of our neighboursfl We moved here in December 2018.

WHAT I WANTED TO CHANGE

The house definitely needed some work. The bones of it were good, but it needed modernising and most of the walls needed replastering.

HOW I MADE IT WORK

The biggest job was the kitchen. We took it out with the old shower room to create a kitchen and utility room with a downstairs loo. We completely redid the upstairs bathroom, and all the rooms were redecorated.

MY FAVOURITE PART

Our bedroom, as it’s the room we’ve most recently revamped. I love the ‘funny doors’ on the wardrobe that I had built by a carpenter and how calm it feels in there.