THREE GENERATIONS UNDER ONE ROOF
Celebrated interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and his wife Jackie restyle their beautiful Cotswolds home for their expanding family
Laurence and Jackie in the newly refurbished drawing room with daughters Cecile and Hermione and their husbands Drew and Dan. Grandchildren (from left): 18-monthold Eleanora, Demelza, three, Romilly, two, and, on the ladder, Albion, eight, who styled himself for the photoshoot
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The drawing room occupies what used to be the kitchen. The lush green and orange-to-pink ombre murals are based on Laurence’s paintings. The shutters are from the LLB Collection and he designed the furniture, rugs and cushions specially for the space
There is seldom a dull moment at Laurence and Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen’s colourful and eclectic manor house in the Cotswolds. The interior designer and TV personality has always been an extrovert but the addition to their household of the couple’s two daughters, their husbands and four small grandchildren means that life is anything but quiet.
For the past five years the three families have lived under one roof, with Laurence and Jackie taking on the role of hands-on grandparents and all ten members of the family getting together over dinner.