Step inside an updated terraced house in London

This terrace house, built in the 1900s in south-east London, features a hallway, living room, dining room, kitchen, home office, cloakroom, bedroom and bathroom.

This terrace house, built in the 1900s in south-east London, features a hallway, living room, dining room, kitchen, home office, cloakroom, bedroom and bathroom.

1/8 Exterior

house exterior with bricked wall and white windows

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Alexander James)

2/8 Living room

living room with wooden flooring and fire place

(Image credit: Future PLC/Alexander James)

An original Victorian fireplace, neutral walls and exposed wood flooring create a traditional look in this living room. The owner discovered the orante fireplace hidden behind a piece of MDF.

Armchair
Multiyork

3/8 Kitchen

grey kitchen with white cabinet and drawers

(Image credit: Future PLC/Alexander James)

To avoid cluttering the worktops, plenty of cupboards have been incorporated into this kitchen design. White kitchen units contrast against green-blue walls.

Kitchen units and slate laminate floor tiles
Howdens
Ceiling light
B&Q
Paint
Green Blue by Farrow & Ball

4/8 Dining room

dining table with wooden flooring and dining table

(Image credit: Future PLC/Alexander James)

This dining room is in an original hallway that has been knocked through to create a light and airy space. Wooden furniture adds a country-house feel.

Similar table and sideboard
Pine Solutions
Similar chandelier
John Lewis

5/8 Landing

white walled landing area with wooden floor

(Image credit: Future PLC/Alexander James)

A large decorative mirror, neutral paint and a skylight maximise the natural light in the hallway of this Victorian house.

Antique mirror
Aladdin's Cave
Paint
Stone by Home of Colour at Homebase

6/8 Bedroom

white bedroom with wooden flooring and fire place

(Image credit: Future PLC/Alexander James)

A white scheme emphasises this traditional bedroom's period fireplace and wood floorboards. A green throw over the bed adds a splash of colour to this predominantly white scheme.

Similar brass bed
First Furniture
Similar laundry basket
Store

7/8 Bathroom

white bathroom with washbasin and walled mirror

(Image credit: Future PLC/Alexander James)

A dark wooden vanity unit creates a striking focal point in this otherwise neutral bathroom scheme.

Basin unit and mirror
Karma basin unit and mirror from Roper Rhodes

8/8 Home office

white room with home office and wooden flooring

(Image credit: Future PLC/Alexander James)

This spare bedroom has been converted into a stylish home office with fresh white walls, a trestle table, comfy leather chair and vintage suitcases for storage.

Similar chair
Distinctive Chesterfields
Similar trestle table
Ikea

Which is your favourite room in this beautiful home? Let us know in the comments box below...

Heather Young
Editor

Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.