A Colorful Gothic-Style School Conversion in England
The dramatic Victorian architecture of an old school building in the English county of Essex is matched with a bold color palette. The former school was carefully renovated by its current owners, who created a perfect blend of a modern color scheme and design with spectacular architectural features.
The school was built in 1850. In those years, the Gothic style was revived, and you can see that in this building with its arched wooden doors and amazing exposed timber frame. Modern colors like pink and teal have been added by its current owners to create fresh and bold interiors in this historic building.
The open-plan kitchen and dining space are a room of contrast. The walls are decorated in blushing pink and gold leaf above and below the dado rail, while the kitchen cabinets are painted a contrasting black.
The entire ground floor features a stunning mahogany wooden floor, which is original to the building.
Technically, this room with high ceilings, period features, and pale blue distemper is the hallway, but the size makes is multifunctional. The owners turned it into a second sitting/music room.
The sitting room is a wonderfully dramatic space with teal-colored walls and a large pink ottoman.
There are three bedrooms on the first floor. The grandest room has a dramatic timber ceiling and an en suite shower behind a half wall.
The master bedroom lies on the top floor, with again, a dramatic timber ceiling structure. One wall is decorated with the Gucci Heron Print wallpaper.
The en suite bathroom is located behind the frosted glass wall.
The house is set within the gated grounds next to the church, the house is surrounded by hedgerows, lawn and mature shrubbery.
The house is listed for £1,000,000 at Inigo.