A 19th Century London Cottage with a Stunning Kitchen Extension

This mid-19th-century cottage in London pairs preserved original elements with contemporary design. In collaboration with Georgina Mann, the current owners have renovated and extended the two-bedroom cottage, with a new and light kitchen extension.

The house is decorated with a considered material and color palette. Rich colors like terracotta red and ochre yellow are paired with natural hues like green and blue, creating cozy and inviting interior spaces.

dark blue sitting room bay window

The front of the ground floor plan is home to one of the sitting rooms with a large bay window featuring original sashes and a fireplace with a cast-iron surround set with patterned tiles.

sitting room original fireplace bookshelves
yellow striped armchair
pink sitting room striped chair built-in shelves fireplace

Between the front sitting room and the kitchen extension lies a cozy snug painted in a terracotta pink shade and fitted with original floorboards treated with a dark wood stain and a fireplace with the original surround.

extended kitchen with large skylights stone floor green window frames

The kitchen extension pairs modern design with cottage-style interiors. This spacious and light room is the heart of the home with a pitched ceiling featuring two large skylights and French doors leading to the back garden.

dark beige kitchen wooden countertop

The handmade kitchen cabinets are painted in ‘Dark Stone Warm’ by Little Greene, paired with an oak countertop, brass fittings, and a large double butler sink under the garden window.

green kitchen window

The double butler sink has brass fixtures, including a boiling water tap, from deVOL.

dark beige kitchen large butler sink brass fittings

The kitchen is fitted with limestone floors from Mandarin Stone.

kitchen dining space built-in wooden bench

The other side of the room is fitted with built-in banquette benches to create a dining space with plenty of seating. The walls in the kitchen are painted in  ‘Old White’ by Farrow and Ball.

kitchen dining space with cat on table
kitchen extension flagstone floor
hall into kitchen
hall black wooden floorboards
green stairs
built-in wardrobes green windowframe
golden yellow walls ceiling bedroom
golden yellow bedroom

The cottage has two bedrooms with built-in wardrobes on the first floor. The master bedroom lies at the back of the plan with a sash window overlooking the garden and an en-suite bathroom.

color-drenched yellow bedroom with green headboar

The master bedroom is color-drenched in ‘India Yellow’ by Farrow and Ball.

built-in wardrobes yellow bedroom
classic bathroom paneling freestanding bath

The en-suite bathroom features monochromatic Parisian-inspired mosaic tiles, paneled walls painted in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Old White’, and a roll-top bathtub with floor-mounted fixtures from Burlington. 

classic bathroom pitched ceiling wall paneling freestanding bath
bathroom marble floor tiles built-in cabinets
beige nursery red striped chair and curtains

The second bedroom features two sash windows, beige walls, and red striped textiles for a bold color pop.

beige bedroom built-in wardrobes
bathroom green tiles beige walls

There is a second bathroom on the ground floor with deep green zellige tiles and Burlington fittings.

garden

At the back of the house is a city garden laid with bricks in a herringbone pattern and a pergola with and old vine. The brick boundary walls feature climbing ivy and roses.

garden with pergola
pergola
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The house is listed for £900,000 at Inigo.