Step inside this colourful Georgian townhouse

Take a look inside this colourful georgian house. For inspiration from Livingetc readers homes take a look at this beautiful family home in London. A mixture of quirky cool, with clean white walls, there's plenty of inspiration in this real life home

Set over three floors in London's De Beauvoir Town, the ground floor of this colourful Georgian house is a playroom by day and a grown-up space at night.  Bold art and a colourful rug make the room feel warm and inviting.

1/10 Living room seating area | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

living room with sofa set and cushions

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The Abusson Two rug by Paul Smith is from The Rug Company. Jasper Morrison's Elan sofa is from SCP. The Flying Dumbo painting is by Nicholas Archer.

2/10 Living room | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

living room with white walls and wooden flooring

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Two rooms were knocked through on the ground floor to create the feeling of light and space.

The Loop table by BarberOsgerby is from Isokon

3/10 Hallway | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

hallway with white walls and stairs

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The pink stair runner, made to order and bespoke dyed, is a quirky addition to the hallway and landing area.

The fifties table and box are by Kai Kristensen; find pieces at Orange & Brown. The Hang It All coat rack is by Eames for Vitra at Heal's.

4/10 Kitchen | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

kitchen with yellow cabinet and wooden flooring

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The kitchen was built bespoke with a birch ply carcass, then the doors were spray painted with high gloss yellow lacquer.

Paul Davies Design creates concrete worktops. The tap is by Franke. The blinds are made in Bottna fabric by Marimekko from LE Interiors.

5/10 Shelving | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

dinning room with picture on wall and armchair

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The iconic Balzac armchair marks the division between the spaces in the living and dining areas.

Find Matthew Hilton's Balzac armchair at Heal's. The Blondie photograph is from Rock Archive

6/10 Dining room | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

dinning room with white walls and wooden flooring

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French doors next to the dining area mean the garden becomes an extension of the living space. Wide fabric blinds drop to the floor to ensure the atmosphere can also be cosy and intimate.

The Saarinen Tulip table by Knoll came from Coexistance. The Eames DCM chairs are from Vitra at Chaplins.

7/10 Bedroom | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

bedroom with white walls and wooden bed

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A happy mix of design classics and vintage finds make up the furniture in the main bedroom.

The bed is by Matthew Hilton at SCP. The Sixties lamp is from Nicole Farhi Home. Buy this Droog pendant shade from Dutch by Design.

8/10 Bedroom cabinets | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

bedroom with white walls and green cabinet

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A wall of storage in the children's bedroom is fronted by green lacquered doors, which look grown-up and glossy.

The wardrobe comprises MDF doors on a Hawa runner. Roundhouse Design can build similar.

9/10 Nursery | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

kid room with shelves on wall and teddy bear

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The Stokke Sleepi Cot is from Natural Mat. Find a child's Bertoia side chair by Knoll at Molly Meg.

10/10 Bathroom | Colourful Georgian townhouse tour

bathroom with mosaic tiles and wash basin

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The ensuite bathroom can be separated from the main bedroom by pulling across the blue lacquered panel doors, a space-saving solution to provide privacy.

The tiles are from Domus, the basin are by Duravit at Aston Matthews, with colourful Vola taps.

Looking for more modern decorating inspiration? Check out our House Tours section for everything from a New York loft apartment to an eclectic mansion flat.

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.