Interior design ideas: Open all hours - in pictures

The entrance to Rachel Green and Andrew Fletcher’s Edinburgh home is through a sleek, black door that leads into a narrow walled garden, then through another sleek, black door tucked to the left. The 'reveal' as you step inside is quite something: a contemporary, elongated, glazed building with a sedum roof that connects, via an extension, to a handsome, period terrace. →
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The original property was the slate-roofed extension – not the small, one-bed Victorian terrace beyond – and a nasty conservatory and a garage in the garden. But the couple realised they could knock down both and build a contemporary living area, doubling its original size. The new addition comprises an open-plan kitchen, dining and living space with vast doors leading to the garden, while the original property now houses two bedrooms. →
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The design takes its inspiration from Scandinavian and modernist houses. Working with architect Akiko Kobayashi of Kobayashi Studio, the pair combined modern technology, from triple-glazing to underfloor heating, with a contemporary palette. Pendant lights are teamed with Arne Jacobsen’s Swan lounge chair; Ant chairs; and a pair of PK22 lounge chairs. The cushions are Stig Lindberg’s Pottery design. →
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The bespoke kitchen, by Richard Anstice of 56 North, was inspired by a 1950s wooden ice bucket by Danish designer Jens Quistgaard. Rather than the original teak, the kitchen cabinetry is iroko, with orange fronts. “We wanted the kitchen to feel like a piece of furniture,” says Fletcher, who runs Twentieth Century Antiques, which specialises in mid-century design. →
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In the upstairs bedroom, the chests-of-drawers are from the Stag C range, designed by John and Sylvia Reid, manufactured by Stag Furniture. For a similar sun mirror, try Graham and Green. →
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The master bedroom opens onto the garden. The bed is 1950s Danish design; try eBay for a similar rosewood sideboard. The cowhide LC1 armchair is by Le Corbusier, available from Ambiente Direct, and the blanket is a traditional Welsh design from the 1960s: Knot Garden by Melin Tregwynt is similar. →
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A 1950s Danish rosewood desk is paired with an Ant chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen, as before. The artwork is an original print by Henry Cliffe from 1964. →
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Owners Rachel Green and Andrew Fletcher.
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