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With three children—ages 13 to 27—and three exuberant dogs, it is little wonder that Caroline and Martin Cruddace occasionally feel the need to seek a little sanctuary. So when renovating a rundown Edwardian villa in London, they made creating a calm, private “apartment” to escape the domestic maelstrom central to their plans.
The Cruddaces bought their 3,065-square-foot house in the north London neighborhood of Highgate in 2011 for £1.875 million, or $2.43 million. When they moved in with Mrs. Cruddace’s two sons, Josh…