Budget Breakdown: An Architect’s £224K Remodel Makes a Splash With Pastel Tile

Inspired by a David Hockney painting, Grant Straghan colors his London home in soothing tones of seafoam and rose.
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When architect Grant Straghan of Dedraft set out to remodel the 1930s London home he shares with his wife, Catherine, and their daughters, Betsy and Tilde, he sought to refine the layout while introducing texture, geometric forms, and a muted material palette with bursts of color.

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Laura Mauk
Laura Mauk writes about architecture and design for Dwell, Wallpaper*, the San Francisco Chronicle, SHLTR, and Spaces.

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