Creating a modern design in an architectural family home

Notting Hill, London

Bright living room corner with a beige sofa adorned with decorative pillows, a large window showing bare trees and a building outside, and a framed fish illustration on the wall.

Nursery corner with wicker bassinet holding two stuffed bunnies, one wearing sunglasses, beige textured walls with three house-shaped shelves holding small toys, and a large stuffed deer head mounted on the wall.

Project Vision

To transform this client's Regency terraced house into a home with a modern, practical and clean style.

Project Delivery

In preference to ignoring the classical architectural elements in the property, our team procured contemporary pieces which, rather than turning their back to the building’s personality, took a bow to it. A family member’s dust allergy meant that rugs were to be kept to a minimum, so we warmed up the spaces with rich tactile elements while keeping the palette neutral.

In a perfect demonstration on how to weave together not only styles but also budgets, a bespoke solid walnut dining table is admired by two Ikea display units, while in the Lilla Huset (a Swedish Little House), a hand crafted miniature fireplace surround and deer trophy oversee toys and playing children.

Modern living room with cream sofas, wooden nested coffee tables, two wooden cabinets flanking a white fireplace with a large square mirror above, and a wall-mounted TV on a second fireplace.

Modern living room with beige sofa, tufted purple ottoman, marble fireplace, abstract woman line art, and large ornate window.

Bright living room with a light grey curved sofa with colorful pillows, red armchair with a grey throw, green side table with a cup, glass floor panel, and large windows overlooking trees.

Bright children’s reading room with a white round table, colorful striped vase with flowers, red tufted chairs, wall shelves with books, and a large window under a skylight.

Wooden bar cabinet with bottles of wine and liquor inside, next to an ornate white fireplace and a modern wooden storage unit with lamps.

Modern dining room with a large wooden oval table surrounded by gray and white chairs, a black fireplace with a round mirror above it, two glass cabinets with wine bottles and glasses, and a large pendant light.

Bright living room with white sectional sofa, wooden coffee tables, two wooden cabinets, fireplace with fire, large mirror above, and modern light fixtures.

Bright living room with white sectional sofa featuring decorative pillows, wooden coffee tables, a fireplace, tall windows, a wooden cabinet, and a black piano.

Modern bathroom with a central round white bathtub, two oval mirrors above floating marble sinks, a red-framed wall mirror, and light wooden floors with a fur rug and colorful pillows on a nearby white sofa.

Cozy children's reading nook with turquoise chairs, patterned cushions, a blanket, wall-mounted book display, and a staircase with storage underneath.

White shelving unit with woven baskets, colorful wooden figurines, hanging bird decorations, framed photos, and a pink elephant toy with a white stuffed bunny on top.

Cozy nursery with white crib, pink side table with lamp and cat figurine, white dresser, and a colorful round rug on wooden floor.

Bright staircase with beige carpet runner and black wrought iron railing, a woman sitting on a chair at the top by a window, and a hanging clear bubble chair with floral cushions by the window below.

We loved the challenge of combining the buildings beautiful regency architecture, with the more contemporary Scandinavian style preferences of the Swedish client. The end result was a functional and stylish family home that maximised natural light and worked perfectly with the more quirky and fun furniture specified. We particularly loved creating a children's area with a Scandinavian twist in this home - ‘Lilla Husset’. Everything was scaled down for a child, even the fireplace!

Mia Karlsson-Matthews

Project Lead