Whilst the house’s exterior could not be altered in any way due to strict conservation regulations, Astrid and Zeimowit were free to remodel the interior as they saw fit; and remodel they did, completely changing or replacing “absolutely everything” as they say. On the ground floor, many of the internal partitions were demolished to create a more open layout with the living, dining and kitchen areas forming a continuous zone which extends through to the old conservatory. Once a separate space, the latter has been incorporated into the house blurring the boundary between indoors and outdoors. Together with the removal of the false ceilings, a gesture that exposed the structure’s wooden beams, the new configuration now imbues the common areas with a sense of airiness and spaciousness.

On the upper floor, the designers did away with the attic to reveal the building’s sloped roof, increasing the ceiling height in the three bedrooms and large bathroom to over three and a half metres. Skylights were introduced to enhance daylight penetration in all of the spaces while small mezzanines in the children's rooms take advantage of the increased height to add playful touches including stairs that double as shelving and storage units.

A chorus of pastel shades such as pistachio, blush and buttermilk imbues the house with a soothing yet cheerful ambience. The pastels are balanced by the extensive use of natural wood, most notably solid ash which is used for joinery, floorboards and built-in furniture, while vibrant pops of colour playfully accentuate every space as is the case with the feature fireplace located within the ground floor living area which is clad in mustard-yellow Kaufmann tiles, a lounge sofa upholstered in a plum-coloured Kvadrat textile and a storage bench topped by forest-green cushions. Additional colour accents come courtesy of  the owners’ art collection and a series of tufted tapestries which have been custom-made for the project, again by the design duo who asides from interior design projects, also creates and sells abstract tapestries handcrafted in Norwegian wool.