You might expect two documentary filmmakers living in London to have a cool pad. And you'd be right. "We wanted to create an open space that felt modern and spacious," explains Iris Maor--and with the help of her partner Edward Jarvis and interior designer Helen Mudie, she did just that. Let's take a peek inside...

Where do you live?
Herne Hill in South London. It's a lovely, small neighborhood with lots of young families. When the weather is good, we take our son to a big park down the road. And there are lots of kids' shops--including a children's bookshop, two children's clothing stores and a pharmacy specializing in natural products for babies.

How are you and Edward involved in the film industry?
Edward is an independent filmmaker and journalist. He tends to make issues-based films--about gangs, immigration, Iraq, Afghanistan, suicide bombers, recycling, etc. He's also writing a book about Iraq. I'm a producer and partner in a production company. My current projects include a feature-length documentary about the politics behind Food Aid.

The walls in your home are mostly white. How did this come about?
We saw a magazine photo of a white kitchen with a red wall. We showed it to Helen Mudie, our wonderful interior designer, and she came up with the idea of a red wall and open shelves. We realized it was a nice theme for all the rooms to have white walls with one splash of bold color.

Where do you spend the most time as a family?
Undoubtedly in the kitchen. Our eighteen-month-old son Daniel has a box of toys in the corner, and we often bring the laptop downstairs so we can work while he plays.

What a great Jasper Johns print.
I had the print in my flat when I was single and I wouldn't let it go, so Edward had to put up with it. Hopefully it's growing on him. As payback, he's got full artistic control over the living room, and he's planning to put up a print by British painter L. S. Lowry.

What are your favorite things to eat as a family?
We've been vegetarians for years, so we eat lots of salads in the summer and soups and stews in the winter. We get a delivery of organic veg every week, so there's always something to cook with.

Who made the wallpaper hanging behind your bed?
When we were renovating the house, the Irish designer Orla Kiely did two wallpapers for Habitat, a UK home store, and this is one of them. We looked long and hard for a wallpaper for that space.

Do you sit in those director's chairs?
They're another legacy from my single days. We use them as clothes horses. It's very convenient when you get home from work and can just throw your clothes on the chair!

What a fantastic bookcase! Where is it in your house?
The bookcase was in the dining room when we moved in, but we asked our builders to move it to the study. We also painted it white to match the walls. We have lots of books--Edward is Amazon's best customer.

What are your favorite books or genres?
Ed tends to read non-fiction, although he's a huge fan of Cormac McCarthy. I'm a novels person. We also get The Atlantic (yes, all the way from the U.S.), The Economist, The New York Review of Books and Prospect.

For the nursery, were your decorating choices influenced by your baby's gender?
We chose not to find out whether the baby was a boy or a girl, so we had to create a nursery that would fit either gender. We wanted a bright room with lots to look at, and we stuck to neutral colors--the walls are white and the blind is yellow.

Where did you find that incredible Popeye wallpaper?
Our designer Helen recommended an old store in East London that sold vintage 70's and 80's wallpaper. We decided on the spot that we wanted the Popeye for the nursery.

What are the magazines on the stool? They look vintage.
They're old British comics, vintage indeed. Ed is a big comics fan. Next to his very serious non-fiction books, you can always find a copy of Tintin and Asterix!