A Light Palette and Restored Elements in a Double-Fronted Victorian House
On a quiet street in the leafy Leytonstone area of East London stands this beautiful double-fronted Victorian house, featuring Victorian elements, a deVOL kitchen, and a lush garden at the rear.
The house has been carefully renovated by its current owners in collaboration with interior designer Rachel Allen. Together, they preserved the house’s many period features, including tall bay windows and fireplaces, and paired them with an interior scheme using a soft palette of color and pattern.
The double-fronted house is part of a Victorian terrace, and its windows and front door are framed with stucco detailing.
The front door with painted glass paneling is framed by an ornate stuccoed doorcase.
On either side of the hall are double reception spaces. On one side, there is a double living room with access to the garden, and the other side features the kitchen and dining room.
The double living room features tall sash windows at the front and French doors at the back, flooding the space with natural light. The rooms have high ceilings featuring intricate cornicing, and the front room features a beautiful fireplace with a marble surround.
The back room opens onto the garden, creating a lovely connection to the lush outdoors.
The walls in this double living room are painted in “Morandi Yellow” by Atelier Ellis.
On the other side of the hall, you find the open-plan kitchen and dining area.
The kitchen is located at the center of this open-plan space. The light-colored deVOL cabinets are paired with Estremoz marble, brass fittings, and a butler sink.
The kitchen is lined with beautiful quarry-tiled flooring.
The front part, with its large bay window overlooking the street, is now used as the dining area featuring the original timber floorboards.
A log burner sits in a cast-iron fireplace, creating a nice focal point in the room. The walls are painted in “Wimborne White” by Farrow and Ball.
The guest toilet on the ground floor features sage-green tongue-and-groove paneling paired with the “Sweet Pea” wallpaper by Cole & Son. I especially love the 1920s sink with maroon lining (presumably made by J Duckett and Sons).
A staircase with a carved newel post and a sisal runner leads you to the first floor with three double bedrooms.
The master bedroom is bathed in natural light thanks to the original bay window offering views of the treetops outside. The light blue room features an antique fireplace with a stone mantlepiece reclaimed from the St. Pancras hotel.
Sliding doors separate the master bedroom from its spacious en-suite bathroom.
The bathroom is a luxury haven with a roll-top bath in front of the recently restored fireplace, a walk-in shower finished in green India Verde marble, and fixtures by Lefroy Brooks.
There are two more double bedrooms as well as a smaller room that can be used as a home office or a dressing room.
The shared bathroom features a combined shower and bath, a marble mosaic floor, and fittings, fixtures, and sanitaryware by Aston Matthews.
The garden is just as beautiful as the interiors. The split-level garden is thoughtfully planted by landscape architects Farlam and Chandler.
There is a spacious terrace, paved with Yorkstone, that leads into an English country garden-inspired haven with borders that are filled with fruit-bearing apple, cherry, and pear trees as well as shrubs, roses, jasmine, and fennel.
A copper archway leads you to the back of the plot, where you will find a garden shed that is used as a music room.
The house is listed for £1.700.000 at Inigo.