British interior design studio Yellow London, founded by Cath Beckett and Liv Wallers, has created a colourful family home in Chelsea featuring bold and unexpected pattern
The client brief was to create a home full of warmth and personality that also maximised the space available; the owners were downsizing from a larger house in the country and wanted their new home to be tailored to suit their new lifestyle.
The cleverly designed space includes a neutral colour palette in the common parts of the house, allowing for stronger colours and patterns to be used in the rooms without being too overpowering, encouraging a real sense of arrival for the key spaces.
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During the renovation, Yellow London relocated the kitchen and dining areas to the ground floor to create a brighter area for the family to spend time in. Yellow London installed Crittal windows in the dining room extension, which overlooks the back garden, which creates a feeling of space by imbuing the room with an abundance of natural light.
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A bespoke kitchen by Mark Plant was designed with off-white shaker cabinetry, contrasted by a soft grey island, both featuring smart Armac Martin ironmongery. In the adjoining dining area, a modern handmade Tom Faulkner dining table complements antique bamboo chairs from the Blanchard Collective, sprayed in grey gloss to match the kitchen island and upholstered in woven Christopher Farr fabric.
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The client’s favourite ochre yellow pineapple wallpaper from Soane formed the starting point for the living room, which is layered with texture and colour inspired by much loved artworks, creating a sophisticated yet intimate design scheme. Elegant high-gloss olive green demi lune consoles by Christopher Clark Workshop create symmetrical balance for the alcoves either side of the fireplace and a favourite sofa was re-upholstered in Pierre Frey Bridget bouclé fabric. Antique chairs and coffee tables from Blanchard Collective juxtapose the contemporary pieces and create a sense of heritage and timelessness in the room.
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On the top floor, a bright and feminine pastel scheme in the main bedroom was built around Bennison’s Songbird – Pink Green on Oyster fabric, which was chosen long before the renovation work started. The colour of the pink walls was carefully matched to the background of the fabric and a new custom headboard and bedside lampshades made in the same fabric were introduced for a cohesive and thoughtfully designed bedroom.
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The first guest bedroom features a blue and brown floral fabric from Cloth and Clover, which was used for the roman blinds and is paired with a matching blue stripe for the headboard and bed valance. In the second guest room the client hoped to recreate a previous Yellow London project which incorporated matching wallpaper and headboard fabric and did so with a striped Thibaut pattern which was lined up precisely. The guest bathroom is calm with a monochrome colour palette and the existing round mirror above the basin has been repainted in burgundy gloss for a pop of colour.
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Making the most of every corner of the home, a large armchair has been recovered in Susan Delis fabric to add an inviting splash of colour to a reading nook on the first floor. Under the stairs, on the lower-ground floor, built-in timber wine storage with a wine fridge leads to the utility room.
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The home office features a custom desk and bespoke high-gloss reeded cabinet crafted by Lyden Architectural Joinery. A curated colour scheme of red and pink accents features throughout the lower-ground floor, including a De La Cuona ottoman in the TV room, which is separated from the home office by an anteroom lined with bookshelves and a freestanding cabinet.
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Liv Wallers of Yellow London says of the project, “Downsizing can be a difficult process but we really enjoyed helping our clients to create a perfect London home after many years in the country. The house is filled with colour and pattern to bring a joyful atmosphere, while the neutral backdrops stop it from feeling overpowering. We have incorporated treasured family items and introduced new pieces, many of which were custom made for the space; there is harmony between the old and new, the bright and pared back.”
Cath Becket is co-founder of Yellow London, you can take a tour of her colourful flat here