Working only with ancient techniques, a paint specialist has lovingly restored his Georgian house in Whitechapel
The basement table of Pedro da Costa Felgueiras’s east London home looks like a still-life painting. A glistening triangle of membrillo on a wooden board, two enamel mugs and a silver teapot sit atop a utilitarian cloth. The only concession to modernity is Felgueiras’s laptop (he’s studying an online course in agriculture). The table itself is 18th-century and was found in the basement when he bought the house 12 years ago.
I was steeped in this aesthetic from an early age and it stuck with me
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