Good Mews
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The couple both cycle to work, thus avoiding the crush of London’s public transport. The Brompton fold-up is not only a design classic but one of the most popular cycles in London—though it is also a favorite of bicycle thieves.Photo by: Peter Marlow -
The staircase acts as both room divider and main storage. The stair “carpet” is made from the same tough rubber that is used to make tires for semis.Photo by: Peter Marlow -
The storage of the bicycles and cycling gear was a major factor in the design of the cupboard space. The floor is plain and simple to clean, which is essential for those wet winter days when they return home from work with muddy wheels and dripping clothing.Photo by: Peter Marlow -
The outline of the stair shape gives the design a playful quality and breaks up the outer face of the stairs to provide cupboard doors.Photo by: Peter Marlow -
The glass walkway.Photo by: Peter Marlow -
The limited space means that every purchase has to be a rational one. So each sock, shirt, and shoe has to have a place, otherwise something else has to make way for it. Not ideal for those who enjoy Sunday-morning flea markets, but it certainly enforces a high degree of tidiness.Photo by: Peter Marlow -
The couple still prefers CDs to the more space-efficient MP3s, though a retro Plexiglas car-ousel nicely complements their Bang and Olufsen multiple CD player, showing off their favor-ite selections. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the upstairs bedroom bring a vast amount of light in, making the bedroom seem far more spacious than it actually is.Photo by: Peter Marlow -
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In keeping with the maxim “a place for everything and everything in its place,” any A/V equipment that does not need to be on show is hidden away in these neat push-to-open cupboards beneath the stairs. This means that you’d never spy an unsightly trailing power cable cluttering up the compact space.Photo by: Peter Marlow
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