A veritable feast of colour, pattern and art creates a joyful home that works perfectly for a busy family of five

Ruth Anderson’s cleverly coordinated south London family home celebrates the brilliant impact of colour, pattern and art

A cantilevered wall separates the two living rooms so they have their own personalities, yet are still connected.

Rug, Designers Guild. Ceiling pendant, Lambert & Fils. Chairs in Ozone by Christopher Farr. Lamp, Normann Copenhagen. Artwork, Pat Douthwaite

Everyone thinks the main art piece is a photograph, but it’s a meticulous painting. The yellow chair was chosen to link to other bright colours in the house.

Yellow armchair, Camerich.

Walls in Basalt, Little Greene.

Parquet flooring, Cheville. Black

table, Muuto. Black and white

painting by Florian Heinke