Shaun Clarkson made his fortune in clubs. His home is full of showstopping touches,too, says Ellie TennantWhen Shaun Clarkson and his partner Paul Brewster first viewed their two-storey townhouse just off Exmouth Market in Islington, or London,they had been house-hunting for five years, looking for a project. “Most houses we saw had been ‘done – ruined by developers with laminate flooring and novel kitchens, and ” explains Clarkson. “It took us a long time to find the good place.”After a decade of open-arrangement warehouse living in Shoreditch,Shaun and Paul were drawn to the cosy intimacy of Georgian rooms. “We were party animals when we bought our first east London flat,” recalls Clarkson. “We grew out of that lifestyle when somebody from the Elbow Room started to throw billiard balls through our windows at 4am. The final straw was when I came home one day to find a human turd on the doorstep. We realised we wanted quiet nights and open fires instead.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com