Dr Jim Down from UCLH’s Intensive Care Unit talks to Story of Home about Fitzrovia During the pandemic and lockdown senior critical care consultant, Dr Jim Down, was part of the team responding to the biggest challenge to ever face the Intensive Care Unit at UCLH (University College London Hospital) in the heart of Fitzrovia. In 2021, Penguin Random House published the extraordinary book Jim…

A Story of Home Kensington & Chelsea Area Guide We are standing on the garden terrace of an elegant four-storey house in The Little Boltons, one of London’s most sought-after addresses. Stretching out in front of us is a large tree-lined garden that exudes peace and serenity in the heart of Kensington & Chelsea. …

Story of Home recently had the pleasure of spending time with the multi award-winning wallpaper designer Abigail Edwards, whose aesthetic and ethos feel very close to our own steadfast belief that creating a new home is a deeply personal experience. With her hand-drawn pattern designs, informed by nature and fairy-tales…

What Makes a House a Home? “For our house is our corner of the world… It is our first universe, a real cosmos in every sense of the word.” Gaston Bachelard, philosopher Now, here at Story of Home, we like our philosophy, and that Gaston Bachelard knew his stuff, but at first glance his words seem…

A Story of Home interview on International Women’s Day Emilie Chabenes followed her instincts to rise through the ranks of the company she had always wanted to work for, and followed her dream to one day live in the city she had fallen in love with as a teenager. …

Matthew Flowers talks to us about his Hackney Manhattan, East London In 1987, Matthew Flowers was living in Clapton and commuting every day to the West End art gallery set up by his mother, the renowned British gallerist, Angela Flowers, hailed as the original godmother of BritArt. “In my twenties I started spending a lot of time in Manhattan, especially in…

Parallels are often drawn between Hackney and downtown Manhattan, based on a shared experience of warehouse conversion-led gentrification. But we think that comparison misses the point. Did you know that if you were to classify the five New York City boroughs as individual cities, Brooklyn would be the third-most populous city in America, after Los Angeles and Chicago? What has that got to do with living in Hackney? Well, like Brooklyn, Hackney is a complete city in itself, with its own proud identity and everything needed for a great life — and with another amazing city on the doorstep. …

Here at Story of Home, we interviewed entrepreneur, wine guru and proud Frenchman, Maxence Masuier. We discuss his experiences of relocating to London, environmental credentials and running a business during lockdown. Maxence’s story of relocating to London is one of determination and focus. …