108 Billeder af eklektisk hvid dagligstue med mørkt parketgulv

224 Seiten, 219 Farbfotos 21 x 25 cm, gebunden € [D] 29,95 / € [A] 30,80 / sFr. 40.90 ISBN: 978-3-7667-2069-6

Matt Clayton

The owners of this beautiful Victorian house just a stone throw from Finsbury Park wanted to inject some colour and playfulness into their home. They are both vintage lovers and were keen for us to source accordingly. The couple wanted us to create a memorable space to host guests as well as beautiful and practical bedrooms for them and their daughter.

A comprehensive reconfiguration and refurbishment of a 17th Century farmhouse and outbuildings into a large family house. An all encompassing design from the conversion of a threshing barn and reconfiguration of the conjoined farmhouses to the design of bespoke joinery and furniture and the sourcing of decorative lighting, objects and soft furnishings. An early decision was made to raise the existing barn trusses and lower its floor to create a dramatic double height volume in two thirds of the space leaving the final third for a utility and loo with a mezzanine study above. The original king post and bottom chords were reused and occasional new webbing posts were inserted. All timber was de-nailed and lightly sanded to remove the darkened varnish and despite a new roof, the reclaimed roof tiles and wonky ridgeline produced the feeling of minimum intervention. In reality the fabric of the barn had to be efficiently insulated with new windows and there was the obvious replacement of the large barn doors with a bespoke bronze glazing system. It was this juxtaposition of new and ancient that played out so well such as the brick with lime mortar and the threshing barn shutters against the micro cement floor and limed plywood staircase and mezzanine. This contemporary palette extended into the remainder of the refurbished outbuildings so that when it came to the junction between the barn and host farmhouse, the change to a more period- based set of materials was an obvious and easy transition. Wide existing floorboards were made good and re-stained, layers of yellow sealant removed from existing flagstones and painted timber wall and ceiling beams sanded and limed. This clear honouring of the period building still gave us an opportunity to design bespoke contemporary joinery, specify a variety of complementary hard finishes elsewhere as well as providing a full interior decorative service, that sourced special items of furniture, decorative lighting and objects.

Living Room Fireplace detail with Barn Door Studio 33 Photography

Stu Morley

En esta salón hemos querido potenciar la diversidad de colores. Con un tono base en paredes y marcos, los diferentes elementos resaltan por el colorido. Foto: Marta Pro

Juliet Murphy Photography

Fotografie: www.janniswiebusch.de /// Planung & Umsetzung: ONE!CONTACT Planungsbüro / www.one-contact.de

Heather Robbins of Red Images Fine Photography

Dans le mythique quartier Lamarck-Caulaincourt, ce joli appartement situé au 4ème étage offrait de très belles bases : un beau parquet, de magnifiques moulures, une belle distribution le tout baigné de lumière. J’ai simplement aidé les propriétaires à dénicher de belles pièces de mobilier, des accessoires colorés, des luminaires élégants et le tour est joué !

Bespoke bookcase Photography: Paul Craig