South Kensington Project Featured in 25 Beautiful Homes!

Our latest project a Victorian townhouse transformation for a young family moving to London is featured in this month's 25 Beautiful Homes.

A five-page spread capturing the delicate balance of preserving period character while creating a contemporary family home, just in time for their new arrival. Little baby M.

Grateful as always to our collaborators: Vivienne Ayers and Anna Stathaki

The December issue captures the essence of our approach: thoughtful design that respects a home's heritage while meeting a modern family's needs. What did the lovely family say at the end of the process? An incredibly generous testimonial …

“If we could give Lisa / Born & Bred Studio six stars, we would…

My young family and I recently moved halfway around the world to a new home in London, practically site unseen. We hired Lisa to design our new home with many, many challenging constraints that most designers would reject: 1) we wanted to be move-in ready within six weeks, 2) we wanted to incorporate a fair amount of our furniture from our existing home in the States (that Lisa wouldn’t have a chance to see, touch or feel before arrival), 3) we wanted a number of different aesthetics (adorable kids & playrooms, but also more serene and modern grown-up spaces), 4) the property had just finished a refurbishment that Lisa hadn’t overseen and so while new, we weren’t interested in doing a lot of additional joinery/remodeling.

At every step, Lisa exceeded our expectations for the the project. She was organized and communicative, of course, but more importantly she really invited us into the process when and where we wanted to be included and managed the rest without our having to think about it. The result was a very quick design process that we felt great about and incorporated our feedback and needs, but allowed us to focus on the bigger picture of moving our family around the world and the logistics that requires. The end result is a home that we truly love. Lisa’s ability to embrace a variety of aesthetics, incorporate “high and low” (and in our case, new pieces and used items), and bring her discerning design eye to each and every space — all while on a tight timeline — has been truly a gift for our family. We have worked with the designers in the past and resented the process and haven’t loved the results - working with Lisa was completely different and gave us confidence again. We will definitely work with her in the future and have already referred her to friends.”