Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Just in case viewers of autumn\u2019s Netflix whodunnit The Perfect Couple were in any doubt as to the scale of the wealth enjoyed by Greer Garrison Winbury and her husband Tag \u2014 they are, after all, described as \u201cKill someone and get away with it rich\u201d \u2014 their maid Gosia reveals during police interrogations that their house has a gift-wrapping room. Not that Greer, played by Nicole Kidman, actually uses it. \u201cI wrap all the gifts in my room,\u201d Gosia says.\u00a0A gift-wrapping room is niche, to say the least. Yet the handcrafted kitchen and cabinetry maker Plain English does field requests for them: often featuring a desk area with a row of shallow drawers below for scissors and pens, cubby holes for cards and carved wooden poles for rolls of paper.\u00a0Such indulgences are part of a growing desire for carving out a space, large or small, dedicated to calm and escape \u2014 an antidote to the bustle of open-plan living. \u201cForget quiet luxury, this is the luxury of quiet,\u201d says Max Rollitt, the interior designer and antiques expert: \u201cIt\u2019s about the snug, smaller spaces.\u201d\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a shift in what people now consider to be \u2018luxury\u2019 in their homes,\u201d says Sharnie Rogers, head of Suffolk and Essex residential for Strutt & Parker estate agency. \u201cWhile it might have once been about having all the bells and whistles \u2014 tennis courts, party barns and games rooms \u2014 we now also see demand for spaces for more peaceful hobbies and pastimes.\u201dThe trend for flower rooms \u2014 essentially an extension of the potting shed, for keeping seedlings, and preparing and arranging cut flowers \u2014 has blossomed. Emma Sims-Hilditch, founder of Sims Hilditch interior design studio, is often asked to build them into her schemes; she has a flower room in her own home too. \u201cIt\u2019s a quiet nook to enjoy a moment of solitude, to reconnect with nature and enjoy a slower pace of life,\u201d says Lindsay Cuthill, co-founder of Blue Book Agency. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not always just the gardening that draws people in \u2014 it\u2019s the simple joy of pottering about, listening to the radio or savouring a quiet cup of tea.\u201dFor those with vegetable gardens, the equivalent is \u201ca place indoors for pickling and preserving produce,\u201d says\u00a0Charlie Wells, managing director of the buying agency Prime Purchase. Architect\u00a0Richard\u00a0Parr is in the process of creating one for clients for whom he is restoring an old manor house. \u201cIt will be simply presented, with soft back lighting filling the room with reflections and shadows from jars as they are stored empty, filled and then displayed,\u201d Parr says. \u201cIt\u2019s a larder with a special and very specific angle.\u201d\u00a0He has also created a room for the washing\u00a0and prepping of produce brought from the kitchen garden. \u201cIt\u2019s a halfway house\u00a0between the garden and the kitchen,\u201d Parr says.\u00a0Libraries are also being re-appreciated, as spaces distinct from the living room, or home office. In a Grade II-listed terraced house in Primrose Hill, north-west London, that has been a home for one family for more than 20 years, architect Robert\u00a0Rhodes, director of\u00a0Robert\u00a0Rhodes\u00a0Architecture + Interiors, has added \u201cthe look out\u201d, a cosy children\u2019s reading room tucked away on the first-floor extension with custom-made shelving. \u201cIt\u2019s a dedicated, quiet space for the children to read, with views over the surrounding tree tops and gardens,\u201d he says.It might have once been about having tennis courts, party barns and games rooms \u2014 but now we now see demand for spaces for more peaceful hobbiesThe renewed popularity of vinyl has also given rise to the \u201clistening room\u201d. For a client who wanted to immerse himself in his vast record collection without any distractions, Darren Price, design director at ADAM Architecture, created a room filled with vinyl and furnished with only an armchair and a record player. Meanwhile, in Surrey, SHH Architecture & Interiors has just created a dedicated music pavilion. The design meets stringent acoustic requirements, ensuring not only the highest quality of listening but also of sound isolation from the outside.\u00a0And Mark Lawson, partner at buying agency The Buying Solution, recently helped a client buy a country house in England with a stargazing room. \u201cThe owners renovated it with comfortable beds and mod cons, but there was no roof. It was open to the sky and stars,\u201d he says. Over in the British Virgin Islands, architecture and interior design company OBMI has created a custom-built observatory for the hilltop home of a client with a passion for astronomy \u2014 he now spends each night gazing at an inky black sky illuminated by stars.On the flip side, OBMI has also created a room for enjoying the sunset, in West Palm Beach, Florida. \u201cThe \u2018golden hour studio\u2019 is designed for the client to rest and enjoy time slowly,\u201d says Allie Bergeron, a senior interior designer at the firm. \u201cIt is full of shimmering surfaces that play in the natural light. It is designed to be a sanctuary that allows for reconnection.\u201d\u00a0The sky\u2019s the limit, you could say.Find out about our latest stories first \u2014 follow @ft_houseandhome on Instagram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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