So 2015 is upon us and, for me, January is about forgetting the year that has gone and looking ahead.
This is my most optimistic month as I think about what I want for the new year: hopes and plans begin to formulate in my head, many of which will remain just that, but one has to dream!
In the cold, dark months of winter I yearn for light and space and, having lived in a basement flat for four and a half years, this is becoming something of an obsession. Although I love period properties with their cornicing and fireplaces, lately I have been dreaming of loft living: high ceilings, massive windows, wooden floors and exposed brick? Oh, go on then.
I never thought I would be a fan of open plan living either but since this is what I've got I have embraced it and actually spend more time perched cross-legged on one of the Singer stools at my kitchen island than I do on my sofa. Coupled with my other current obsession for white/grey Scandi interiors I am totally dreaming of living the classic East London artist/designer, live/work space cliché.
So, in somewhat of an extended property porn feature, here are a few on my 'to view' list (should I win the lottery!):
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| 3-bed flat, Hertsmere Rd, E14 - £2.1m ( MV Properties) |
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| 2-bed flat, Execution Dock, E1 - £3.65m (Cluttons) |
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| 3-bed flat, Limehouse Wharf, E14 - £1.495m (Estates & Lets) |
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| 2-bed mews house, Heneage St, E1 - £1.7m (Hamptons) |
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| 2-bed flat, Morris Road, E14 - £975,000 (Felicity J Lord) |
Best go and buy that ticket. Happy New Year!