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<\/p>\nThese are not the only pieces sourced locally. \u2018We wanted to keep everything as close to home as possible,\u2019 Rosa explains. \u2018This flat is really a composite of artists I represent, people we know and admire, and objects found in nearby galleries, flea markets and antiques fairs,’ she adds. ‘I believe one should lean into what surrounds you. The magic of a home, for me, is when it feels in perfect alignment with the place it belongs to.\u2019<\/p>\n
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\u2018For the first three years we had nothing, because we couldn\u2019t decide on curtains or blinds for the living space,\u2019 says Rosa. \u2018In the end we chose horsehair, and I\u2019m obsessed with the way they filter the light from the front windows, especially with the view of the trees outside.\u2019<\/p>\n
Rich Stapleton<\/p>\n
The open-plan kitchen and living room<\/a> face the front of the building, where light pours in gently, filtered through the trees<\/a> outside and softened by horsehair blinds. Their dark tone is echoed by the kitchen cabinetry, painted in a rich bitter-chocolate hue. Next to the marble fireplace, a sleek daybed and a flea-market painting of fish, hung unusually low, form a composition with the stillness of a postwar metaphysical artwork. \u2018I like hanging art so you see it not only when you\u2019re standing but also when you\u2019re sitting,\u2019 Rosa says. \u2018I\u2019m short, so I tend to hang things lower \u2013 my gallery installer always teases me about it. Having a child helps justify it, too,’ she adds with a laugh. \u2018Placement is one of the joys of living with art \u2013 you can do whatever you want.\u2019<\/p>\n On the opposite wall, a floor-to-ceiling bookcase is crammed with books, their number always growing. \u2018I\u2019ve been a book hoarder since childhood; my parents can confirm,\u2019 Rosa smiles. In the second bedroom, an especially poignant collection has taken shape: books on J.M.W. Turner, after whom their son is named. \u2018We\u2019d been collecting them even before he was born, but now, if we see one we don\u2019t have, we buy it. Turner skies are always on my mind,’ she explains. ‘In L.A., the sky is blue and beautiful, but it never changes \u2013 no clouds, no drama. In England<\/a>, it shifts constantly. That\u2019s part of why I fell in love with Turner\u2019s work, especially his watercolour studies.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Probably my favourite objects are my art and my books \u2013 predictable, given what I do \u2013 but they\u2019re what I collect and what I value most in any home,\u2019 says Rosa.<\/p>\n Rich Stapleton<\/p>\n With so many fragile pieces, Rosa concedes with another laugh that \u2018it\u2019s the most child-unfriendly home ever\u2019. Yet the flat remains her anchor. \u2018I\u2019m Canadian and I didn\u2019t move to England until I was an adult, and I romanticise it, probably too much. I\u2019ve lived in so many cities, but I\u2019ve never longed for a place the way I long for Bath,’ she reflects. \u2018You can walk down the street and feel inspired, affected by everything around you and I\u2019m grateful we have this place to return to that we\u2019ve poured our heart and soul into.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These are not the only pieces sourced locally. \u2018We wanted to keep everything as close to home as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,1576,366,18,117,62170,62171,1789,19,17,1575,62172,8467],"class_list":{"0":"post-96948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-city-houses","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-flats","17":"tag-georgian-houses","18":"tag-houses","19":"tag-ie","20":"tag-ireland","21":"tag-quiet-interiors","22":"tag-traditional-city","23":"tag-traditional-houses"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\u2018Probably](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2024_08_home8111.jpg\"\/)
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