Step inside a glamorous urban chic home in north London
A converted ground-floor factory workshop in north London with an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area, a main bedroom with en suite, a dressing room/bedroom, a further bedroom, bathroom, WC and inner courtyard.
A converted ground-floor factory workshop in north London with an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area, a main bedroom with en suite, a dressing room/bedroom, a further bedroom, bathroom, WC and inner courtyard. The living room is a mix of faded glitz and bygone glamour with its graphic patterned floor, bold-shaped furniture and beautiful gold detailing.
1/9 Living room
Wicker chair
Les Couilles Du Chien
Rug
The Rug Company
2/9 Living area
The owner fell for the utilitarian look of these metal shelving units, which were salvaged from a former government patents' office.
Shelving
Retrouvius
Chaise upholstery
Jim Thompson
Floor lamp
Circus Antiques & Interiors
3/9 Living room display
A side table in the living room has been used as a display space for chic photography. The glittery, pink-speckled concrete wall is perfectly suited to this glamour-meets-industrial chic home and is the ultimate rough-luxe wall finish.
Photograph
Grace by Alexander James
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4/9 Kitchen
The not-so-subtle glow of neon signs lights up the darker reccesses of the kitchen. They add warmth and interest to a plain space and were commissioned from a fairground signmaker.
Similar cabinetry
Poliform
Sofa
Circus Antiques & Interiors
5/9 Dining room
The dining room evokes 1970s glamour. It's a style that's not too feminine, slightly geometric and completely timeless.
Dining table and golden palm
Circus Antiques & Interiors
Dining chair fabric
Palmeral from House of Hackney
6/9 Bathroom
The basin is cleverly tucked into a cubby space. The mirrored wall cabinets are designed to keep clutter at bay.
Basin
Villeroy & Boch
7/9 Main bedroom
The antique bed brings a piece of theatre to this otherwise minimal bedroom scheme.
Similar bed
Guinevere
Similar cushions
Sera of London
8/9 Dressing room
The dressing room has an emporium feel - it's very removed from the building's original print-factory purpose.
Similar glass cabinet
Circus Antiques & Interiors
9/9 Garden room
The garden has been designed to capture the spontaneity of a summer holiday. Wooden decking is paired with a comfortable, contemporary sofa for a modern and minimalist look that is easy on the eye.
Sofa fabric
Palmeral from House of Hackney
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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.
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