My 1940s home – the kitchen!

The floorboard in this Swedish 1946 house turned out to be tongue-and-groove softwood, which means NO DRAUGHTS between the boards. I coated them with 'hot wax oil' – easy to apply with a paintbrush, and it's really tough. All the unit doors are original 1946 doors from the old kitchen, repainted in Farrow & Ball's Charleston Grey. The gunmetal-grey lights were from a local manufacturer based in Alton, Hampshire, called Elmstead Lighting. The range cooker is a Stoves Richmond range. It's huge, and has a very cool plate-warmer! Elizabeth Dean