Thirties style, reimagined

A design based around multiple steel-framed windows brought Gemma and Navin Mahabeer’s home bang up to date, while saluting its 1930s heritage

With vision, a period house is sympathetically updated

Living room

‘We created a media room with a wall of storage to house books, the TV and a sound system. We painted it in Farrow & Ball’s Down Pipe to maintain a cohesive scheme downstairs and added sleek brass handles.’ BUY THE KEY PIECES

Lisbon sofa, £899, Dwell. Fatouh Berber-style rug, £59.40, La Redoute. Tray coffee table, £245, French Connection Home