I’m completely in love with this London apt. It’s vintage and maximalist, but most of all it’s amazing. Look at this living room- it looks like an old mansion that still has the original furnishings.
The architecture in this place! It’s so ornate. The palm trees and disco ball add to the atmosphere.
This room is very similar to the front room and is just as spectacular. The vintage fabrics add to the lush look.
The dark kitchen is top of the line. I’ve seen that stove before, but I’ve never seen matching cabinets.
The decorator of this space, Sera Hersham-Loftus, is known for her unique Boudoir Chic style and its seductive romantic drama.
Hallway leading to the bedroom and bath.
She utilized the space to make a fabulous large closet using salvaged shutter doors.
The bedroom is a fantasy space. It’s small, makes the most of the space. The fireplace chimney is a backdrop behind the bed and shelves were built on either side of it for extra storage.
The bathroom is phenomenal with it’s shabby elegance and antique Art Nouveau privacy screen.
Designer Merve couldn’t put anything but neutrals in her client’s apt. in New York, but, when the client got a pied a terre in Istanbul, Merve said, “Let me make your life happier,’” she says, laughing. “‘Please let me add some color!’”
Merve isn’t afraid of a bold choice. However, her client was still a little (read: a lot) apprehensive.
So instead of starting the design process with a psychedelic shade, Merve proposed a pattern—checkerboard. Once the checks were approved, the designer gained momentum.
Merve’s favorite moment, the baby pink banquette. The gallery wall above has a lot of purposeful negative space to balance out the busyness.
Love the shiny piano and unusual bench.
In the entry, she created a custom pair of coordinating credenzas, one for shoes and one for files.
Faced with an awkward alcove at the end of the hallway, but it just so happened the client was desperate for a reading nook.
In the bath Merve said, “I wanted the two-tone glass of the mirror to frame the birds perfectly, so you see them in the center when washing your hands.”
The houses of designer Beata Heuman have the element of surprise in an understated interior with novel ideas, witty additions and unusual details. This London flat is one of her best examples. The flat opens straight away into a hallway with a pink floor.
A unique Beata Heuman radiator console table sits by the entrance.
The staircase was the major structural change that Beata and her team made, creating a more swooping style than the clunky shape that was previously there.
The staircase leads up to the main living room, while the two bedrooms are downstairs. It bisects the open plan space to create more of an L-shaped room, with the kitchen, dining area and living room, as well as a bar.
The color is ‘Oval Room Blue’ and all the door knobs are from Beata's own line. Under the skirt of the oak table there is ample storage for pots, pans and trays.
Sofas sit opposite one another, framing a chalkboard fireplace. The oak mantle has a little groove for the chalk, and is adorned with notes and doodles from visitors. Above it is a custom TV cabinet; the doors feature photographs and open to reveal the TV behind.
A large dining table was essential for entertaining. They turned the posts of the mantel upside down so the paws are holding it up, and it’s made out of plaster so that it feels light and sculptural.
The lamps above the butcher's block were inspired by heat lamps in commercial kitchens.
Beata and her team made a statement with a bar made with a custom paint finish.
The library is in French polished wood and a Club chair for curling up with a book.
The library leads into a studio, with the study door under the stairs that leads up to a large roof terrace.
The study has the same pink floor as downstairs, with cork walls.
They wanted to do more than just a headboard for this room so they made the canopy to feel light, airy and soft.
Built-in wardrobes in the bedroom conceal the entrance through to the en suite.
The bedroom leads through to a bathroom and dressing room.
This is such a generous bathroom that they wanted the bath to take center stage.
The dressing room is filled with custom designs. The right hand mirror cabinet conceals a coffee machine so they don’t have to go upstairs first thing in the morning.
The guest bedroom has a custom headboard, an appliqué design inspired by an artwork.
The utility room cabinetry is all custom designed with doors painted in ’Stone Blue.’
Very intriguing apt. decorated by a French designer. In some of the blogs I follow, people are either buying or acquiring free floral sofas, and this shows that they do fit into modern design.
I’m fascinated by her design- she put up 3 fancy chandeliers plus a single bare bulb, then draped a red wire between them that doesn’t seem to serve any function. The living room set is pink & green, yet she did the kitchen in bright contrasting red.
She also has some retro lighting.
Red kitchen, blue Smeg fridge.
Now, these cannisters are interesting. She’s also added some vintage gold touches.
She put a gallery wall in the loo with lovely gilded frames.
The bedroom in the apt. has a pony wall with a sink and a tub shower behind it. This is such an interesting apt. The pony wall has shelving for the bedroom side.
