Yorkshire gallery owners explain why they decided to live 'upside down'

How would you describe your home? Neither of us shy away from colour, which is great as it means we can be pretty experimental in our approach to each room. We see our home as an extension of ourselves so feel it has to have personality injected into it. It tells a story about who we are. We live in an end terrace which is a bit of a tardis inside and is on five floors.

We are surrounded by stunning countryside so we decided to live upside down so that we can enjoy the views throughout the seasons and go down to the basement to sleep. Our current project includes changing our main fireplace for something more contemporary and clean without compromising on the aesthetics and functionality of it as a wood/coal burner.

Because we work so hard we need to come home to a space that we can cook, eat and relax in together so we don’t have lots of clutter; just a few choice pieces that will be enjoyed forever. My mum always said “there’s a place for everything and everything has its place” and I have stuck to that.

What is on your interiors wish list? Until recently it was a Tom Raffield pendant and lamp but we ticked that off the list quite quickly when we redecorated and decided we couldn’t live without them. We have followed that with an order for a Scott, three-seater sofa in grass green cotton velvet from Made.com. This will make entertaining much more comfortable and we love having family and friends round. We prefer it to going out, to be honest. On the wish list now is a new dishwasher after ours decided this weekend it was time to die.

Which household items could you not live without? Our Karcher window washer is invaluable as our windows onto the valley are huge and need to be kept clean to appreciate the views. We wouldn’t be without our Kitchen Aid blender and mixer with various attachments as we love cooking and use these daily. Thirdly, we always listen to music while we cook so our Sonos speaker system along with Spotify gives us access to some great tunes. Last but not least, our bed.

Which designers do you most admire? We admire anyone who has the talent to take great ideas and transfer those in to designs that will truly stand the test of time and span decades, making their pieces just timeless. Whether this is a Robin Day or Philippe Starck chair or a Tom Raffield or Tom Dixon pendant.

What is your favourite building? We recently travelled via New York to see our oldest and dearest friends who now live in Savannah. There were various buildings we wanted to visit there, including the new Vessel at Hudson Yards, but we decided that our favourite was The Flatiron Building. It’s so iconic and, although no where near one of the tallest in New York, when you do come across it between Fifth Avenue and Broadway and look up it really is pretty spectacular. We are not normally fans of the straight line and the perfect but this distinctive triangular shape is a triumph and quite breathtaking.

Is there anything exciting you in terms of design? We are delighted to see that sustainability is high on the list of importance when choosing things for your home.

What and where is your ideal home? We have longed for a project, either a church or barn conversion. This still remains a dream but it would have to be somewhere special for us to leave the lovely village we now feel so settled in. We don’t feel you can beat Yorkshire.

Contact: The Heart Gallery, Hebden Bridge, www.heartgallery.co.uk and the Yorkshire Gallery, thepiecehall.co.uk