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The garden area
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British furniture designer Amy Durnford and her husband Fred bought a three-bedroom villa for Dh4.4 million in Dubai's Meadows community where they live with their daughter, Bonnie, and Puggy the dog. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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The couple extended the villa into the garden to create a sunken living room with an 'indoor-outdoor feel'
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The dining room in the villa which they gutted, changing the layout
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Ms Durnford uses the property as a show home for her furniture and interiors brand, Custom No.9
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Her home office space. The renovations added two bedrooms to the original three-bed home
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The master bathroom. The villa has four bathrooms and a maid’s room with ensuite
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The kitchen. The couple reconfigured the villa's ground floor and extended the kitchen to double its size
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The swimming pool
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The couple wanted to live in The Meadows as it was an established Emaar community
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A view through the extended living areas
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The garden area
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British furniture designer Amy Durnford and her husband Fred bought a three-bedroom villa for Dh4.4 million in Dubai's Meadows community where they live with their daughter, Bonnie, and Puggy the dog. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I2NOTARO2VG5FAJLGFLAP5ENNE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a47f0265f3a600736d256279362364733c32d986306229c05093b3944dc48aa0&width=400&height=225)
The couple extended the villa into the garden to create a sunken living room with an 'indoor-outdoor feel'
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LNJ3EKC3SBHHNOOJDEOQEWHAXY.jpg?smart=true&auth=c83c0dac0d3d97edb5303f9bf8840057b2dc97dd0b17d7d0cfe64d28c8159061&width=400&height=225)
The dining room in the villa which they gutted, changing the layout
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Ms Durnford uses the property as a show home for her furniture and interiors brand, Custom No.9
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Her home office space. The renovations added two bedrooms to the original three-bed home
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The master bathroom. The villa has four bathrooms and a maid’s room with ensuite
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The kitchen. The couple reconfigured the villa's ground floor and extended the kitchen to double its size
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The swimming pool
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The couple wanted to live in The Meadows as it was an established Emaar community
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A view through the extended living areas
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The garden area
My Own Home: British couple transforms Dh4.4m Dubai villa into stunning show home
Furniture designer Amy Durnford and her husband Fred share the property with daughter Bonnie and their dog Puggy
David Dunn
20 March, 2024
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