Clifton Regency Living, Dining & Kitchen

A real gem in the centre of Clifton, this Grade II listed Regency house was lucky enough to have its original room layout and features intact when purchased by the current owners 2 years ago. The décor, however, harked back to the 1980s with a riot of peach, yellow and several different paint techniques.

Stage 1 of the house renovation creates three distinct but interlinked living spaces on the entry floor — jumping over listed planning hoops to allow a large, very tall opening to be fashioned between the kitchen and dining room. This opens up the front of the house with its three magnificent 3 metre tall sash windows.

The pared back, contemporary kitchen has been designed to ‘float’ within the detail of the room. Tall units hide a large pantry and refrigeration, and large amounts of storage are afforded by push-to-open discreet drawers throughout. The Arabescato Corchia marble gives a flamboyant feel in an otherwise plain and pared back space. Unusual contemporary light fittings different types of ambient light throughout the three rooms and the same paint colour was chosen for walls and woodwork.

The dining room is a destination in its own right — you arrive through the kitchen or living room, and so it was only right to create a “wow”– with a bespoke coloured and oversize patterned wallpaper. The bespoke curved dining table top is made from rosewood veneer topped with antique brushed brass — providing a subtle reflective surface against which to dine. A love of mid-century furniture and the comfort it provides resulted in the purchase of Danish dining chairs upholstered in a vivid green, and a delicate rosewood sideboard.

The living room is used primarily as a media room in the evenings, so a deep L-shaped Flexform modular sofa provides immense comfort, while an unusual shaped French 1970s brass and chrome table forms the centrepiece. 2 Guy Rogers mid-century chairs complete the seating group. On a gallery wall created from some of the owner’s collection, the Art TV is cleverly disguised.