Color, Pattern, and Texture in a Renovated London Townhouse
This charming Victorian home is located on a peaceful residential street in East Dulwich, London. The house has undergone a careful renovation, adding patterns and colors, creating a much-loved and colorful home.
The owners worked with interior designer Laura Stephens to redesign the floor plan of this Victorian home. Instead of extending the ground floor (as you see in many Victorian houses), they opted to change the layout and add internal windows to let natural light flow into otherwise dark spaces.
A large dining room has been fitted in the front room, which used to be the formal sitting room, the kitchen has been placed in the middle, and the sitting room is now at the back of the house, opening up to the small garden.
The dining room at the front of the plan features beautiful crown molding and large sash windows with a window seat upholstered in the “Fern Frond” fabric by Sanderson.
A pretty Carrara marble fireplace sits at the center of the room, paired with half-paneled walls and striped wallpaper by Långelid Von Brömssen.
On one side, a marble-topped bar has been fitted in the niche next to the fireplace.
A large window and a glass door have been fitted in the wall between the dining room and the hall, ensuring the hallway also gets natural light.
The entire ground floor is fitted with a beautiful wooden floor laid in a herringbone pattern.
The middle room has been turned into a charming kitchen with bespoke cabinets made by Grovecourt, which are painted in “Spruce” by Paint and Paper Library.
I like how they added wooden, reeded glass cupboards on the left to change things up.
The shaker blue cabinets are paired with white metro tiles from Claybrook, brass fittings, and Pooky wall lights.
A serene living room sits at the back of the plan, which can be accessed via the hall. The walls are painted in ‘Artichoke’ by Paint and Paper Library, and double doors lead to the garden, extending the living space in the warmer months.
The window between the kitchen and the living room ensured natural light to flow throughout the ground-floor plan.
The first floor is home to three double bedrooms. The master bedroom, at the front of the plan, is decorated with textured wallpaper (“Chinon Petal” by Designers Guild) and fabric-lined wardrobes painted in “Templeton Pink” and Refectory Red” by Farrow & Ball, creating a serene and calm space.
The third bedroom on the first floor is turned into a home office with striped wallpaper (‘Somerton Stripe’ in Spice by Mulberry) and built-in wardrobes painted in a vibrant red shade.
The bathroom on the first floor has a freestanding bath with a handheld shower from Lusso Stone.
There are two more bedrooms on the second floor. The largest room has light pink walls and a Juliet balcony overlooking the garden.
The bathroom on the second floor is a cheerful affair with striped white and pink tilework by Ca’ Pietra.
At the back of the house is a small paved garden bordered by flower beds filled with roses and hydrangeas, and sweet-scented jasmine climbs over the boundary fences.
The house is listed for £1.550.000 at Inigo.