with lithographs covering one wall and a colourful aquarium along the other the space is furnished with simple furniture and terracotta curios it faces a cosy garden complete with a quaint lily pond it ripples under the shade of a large tree almost cocooning the house georges parents bought the house in the 1960s you wonder about the kind of people who lived here but the main house stands as it was albeit a few changes brimming with antiques of all kinds the house is a veritable museum of sorts george is an avid antique collector and his artefacts grace every nook and corner and so what was once georges fathers bedroom is today the foyer and a tasteful one at that you wont get the same feeling in a new house the homes interiors take you back in time and not just because it has a ceiling that is 23 feet high and walls that are 23 inches thick later another house was built on the land where once a huge garden grew back then it was a sprawling space measuring 38000 sq ft extending from the erstwhile grant road to lavelle road some of his fascinating finds include a sculpture from the chola period dating to the 12th century portraits of 16th century sultans from the ottoman empire and even an ancient church pew that now supports a bar counter so i flipped the house george says this house has so much history to it bangalore englefield renu and m c georges bungalow on lavelle road exudes a kind elegance only good taste can create a kind of charm only time can bestow the house has an aura to it still its not the antiques that imbue this home with its charm george explains earlier the entrance was from grant road but after the other house was built we build another entrance from lavelle road glorious green foliage adorns the facade and a treasure trove of antiques grace the interiors of this classic house whose history dates to the 20th century