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Renovation of a book lover's home opens it up to sunlight and colors of the surrounding gardens. A dark living room is reborn with a deep new window seat, a palette of warm pinks and handsome camels, and a considered mix of patterns and eras. Arts & Crafts pioneer William Morris' iconic acanthus leaf pattern is scaled up and recolored on the ceiling.

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Inspired by an English conservatory, the kitchen's dark tiled range wall was replaced by casement windows and an Edwardian-style range hood commissioned in brass. The adjacent breakfast room now doubles as a study with its new built-in desk for two.