The house, says Joseph, was carefully designed by Grenney to maximise storage: full of hidden cupboards and smart design, like the triangular, space-saving desk in one of the bedrooms. All of the furniture, from the four-poster bed to the oval-shaped wooden dining table, was hand-selected or designed specifically for the property. And when its current owner, a businesswoman then based in China, bought it during the pandemic —only a week after it was listed for sale— she bought it in its entirety, furniture included.