Bringing you the primary room reveal of our new home: the lounge! It’s an actual combination of the cosy and the drawing room from the outdated home; the cosy as a result of we used it on a regular basis and the drawing room as a result of it was such a beautiful area for entertaining….not that we managed to do a lot throughout 2020!
The room has an authentic Victorian hearth, which is gorgeous. It has a fireplace produced from Italian marble referred to as Nero Portoro with flecks of peachy-gold in it. I wasn’t positive I favored it at first… My color scheme was darker than our earlier drawing room (painted in ‘Brick’ by Edward Bulmer’) and I went with ‘Sang De Boeuf’ which is a a lot darker, richer terracotta color. When the color was mixed with the heat of the darkish wood flooring (Ebony Oak Aged Parquet by The Pure Wooden Ground Firm) the marble sprang to life and now I like it. It’s an actual lesson in renovating- don’t rush to drag issues out as a result of over time, issues could fully change your opinion.
The mirror above the mantelpiece is Georgian and was a chunk I introduced with us from the outdated home. I repositioned a Georgian card desk that had been on the upstairs touchdown, to at least one facet of the fireside, topped with two huge inexperienced glass lamps that I purchased from a good friend in LA, who was shifting home. There are two drawings above the cardboard desk and I like the cosy nook that the lamps and the image lights create collectively. That’s an actual insider tip: work out the electrics within the room (together with image lights) first. The best lighting actually helps the whole lot come collectively.
I at all times knew I needed my little bureau desk in right here because it’s my absolute favorite factor in the home. It suits completely in a bit nook on the opposite facet of the fireside. I discovered it at a bit antiques store in Petworth and I couldn’t like it extra. The pink lamp is from Pooky with a Fermoie shade (the material is Pink Marden). I’ve obtained a hand-painted Petra Palumbo decanter and glass, a Papier pocket book in addition to some classic piccies of my mum and pop, and my treasured Penguin classics within the high dresser. The captain’s chair is an vintage from The Desk Store in Dorking, and I had it reupholstered in a brown coral cloth from Sybil Colefax & John Fowler.
The sofas are OKA (very squashy and cozy) and the Suzani throw on the again of the bigger couch, is from Etsy. I added extra color with my cushions. The intense rectangle one is Caravane; the ruffled beige gingham ones are from Discovered and Curated, and the inexperienced velvet cushions are OKA. So cosy.
The ottoman (you could keep in mind from our outdated cosy) is from the Bespoke Footstool Firm and upholstered in Ticking Stripe by Penny Morrison in Ginger, with an Etsy rug beneath. On it I’ve my treasured inexperienced tray by The Lacquer Firm, some design books (you possibly can store a number of of them beneath) and a stunning marble ashtray by Talea Studio. The structure of the sofas, ottoman and rug is nearly the identical as our outdated cosy…a tried and examined match.
Considered one of my favorite issues about this drawing room is the curtains. There are probably the most pretty flooring to ceiling home windows at one finish of the room so I needed to benefit from this gentle while nonetheless with the ability to draw curtains on a wintery night. The material is Johnstons of Elgin Astral Herringbone in color Linseed – which is a heat, textured impartial to floor the room – and they’re 100% pure new wool. Heavy and tremendous tender, they fall actually superbly when drawn. I had them upholstered with a peplum hem on the high for a bit female really feel and extra quantity. I’m completely thrilled with them (you possibly can study in regards to the Johnstons mill right here). The ruffle texture is mirrored within the scrunchie pendant gentle by Alice Palmer– an ideal final touch.
As soon as I’d chosen the nice and cozy ‘Sang De Boeuf’ paint, the remainder of the colors got here collectively naturally so the room is an actual mixture of darkish inexperienced and terracotta brown. You all know the way a lot I like a terracotta pot! Welcoming and cosy with an actual log hearth. Joyful winter.
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