When full-time psychology teacher and part-time content creator Noor Hasan bought this 763-square-foot London Victorian three years ago with her partner, one of the biggest challenges was combining their distinct styles. “My partner is big on color, whereas I prefer neutral colors and a calm aesthetic,” Noor, who shares interior psychology and sustainable living tips on her blog, Bintabuheh, explains. “We’re slowly merging our styles and it’s pushing me out of my comfort zone, in a good way. We’ve landed on a combination of natural materials, design classics, and pops of pastels.”

Favorite Element: Mid-century furniture — this is definitely where our styles meet, a mutual love of mid-century furniture. We have a combination of family pieces, vintage, and new design classics.

Biggest Challenge: Trying to find the middle ground between our styles. My partner is big on color, whereas I prefer neutral colors and a calm aesthetic. We’re slowly merging our styles and it’s pushing me out of my comfort zone, in a good way. We’ve landed on a combination of natural materials, design classics, and pops of pastels.

Is there something unique about your home or the way you use it? The house is pretty short on storage (and/or we have an abundance of things!?) so when I moved in there wasn’t a space for a wardrobe. There’s a small cupboard on the landing, which my partner used to store the vacuum and ironing board. Over summer, I gutted it, repainted it, and installed a couple of rails and it’s now the perfect (albeit compact and outside the bedroom) wardrobe.

Please describe any helpful, inspiring, brilliant, or just plain useful small space maximizing and/or organizing tips you have:

• Exclusively use open furniture/furniture with feet — the more floor you can see the greater the illusion of space.
• Think vertical not horizontal — use narrow but tall furniture.
• Use wall shelves instead of bookcases.
• Use multifunctional furniture e.g. I have stools, which I’ve used as extra seating at the dining table, bedside tables, a catchall by the front door, and plant stands. The more versatile the better.
• Separate your wardrobe into seasons — A/W and S/S. Current season goes in the wardrobe, the other in a suitcase — alternate when the weather turns.

Finally, what’s your absolute best home secret or decorating advice? Use content creators on Instagram and Pinterest for inspiration, but get the advice from the pros on YouTube.

• Parra Print — By Parra
• Black Eames chairs — Heal’s
• Plywood Eames chair — Conran Shop
• Nelson bench (as coffee table) — Vitra
• Pendant — Heal’s
• Pink Anissa Kermiche vase — Anissa Kermiche
• String shelves — String Furniture

• String shelves — String Furniture
• Espresso machine — John Lewis
• Breakfast bar pendant — AnglePoise

• Bedside — Heal’s
• Bedside lamp — &Tradition
• Pendant — Hay
• Bedsheets — Tekla Fabrics
• Wall shelf — Gejst

• Shelves — Sting Furniture
• Desk— Grain

Thanks Noor!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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