A Dramatic Color Palette in a Large Victorian Family Townhouse
This five-bedroom Victorian townhouse is located in the leafy center of Beverley in East Yorkshire. The 3,200 sq ft, four-storey house has been beautifully designed by its current owners, pairing dramatic, rich colors with beautiful period detailing.
Original elements like joinery, ornate cornices, skirting, and architraves have been preserved, and the color scheme is not for the faint-hearted, from a black living room to dark blue and bold green bedrooms.
The sitting room is located at the front of the plan with a large bay window drawing in plenty of natural light.
The room is completely painted in a dramatic black hue, from the walls to the ceiling and the floorboards. The room is centered around a wood-burning stove with a marble surround and a slate hearth.
The Victorian home has been extended in the back, and this extension is home to a grand open-plan kitchen, dining, and lounge space.
The walls and ceiling are painted in dark Abigail Ahearn colors, while skylights and large sash windows and glazed doors bring in plenty of natural light and create a connection with the outdoors.
Bespoke shaker-style cabinets are fitted in an L-shape around a central island. The cabinets are painted in a beautiful aubergine shade and paired with speckled marble worktops, a Belfast sink, and white backsplash tiles.
At the rear of the plan is room for a large dining table and a sofa, creating a social hub in the large home.
Between the main living room and the kitchen lies a smaller sitting room with blush pink walls and rustic floorboards.
The gorgeous hallway pairs vitrified mosaic tiles with a blush pink hue on the walls.
The first floor is completely occupied by a grand master suite with a dressing room and a bathroom.
The bedroom features a beautiful marble fireplace, a large bay window overlooking the tree-lined street and dark blue painted walls, ceiling, and floorboards.
A wide doorway connects the bedroom with the dressing room (featuring a brass tub) and the bathroom beyond.
The bathroom features dark mirrored tiles by Fired Earth, a double vanity by Devol, Bert and May brass fittings, and a marble-clad walk-in shower with a Matki glass screen.
The second floor is home to two spacious bedrooms (one painted completely in a bold green hue and featuring a walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite bathroom).
The dressing room and the en-suite bathroom are painted in a blush pink shade.
Two more bedrooms are located on the top floor with slanted ceilings as well as a bathroom with a bath.
Both bedrooms are color-drenched in dark hues, one in blue and one in aubergine.
At the back of the garden lies a charming garden home/studio.
The garden is enclosed by the original Victorian brick wall on one side and mature hedging and timber screens on the other.
The four-paneled black front door is framed by ornate columns and elaborate stonework.
The house is listed for £1.050.000 at Inigo.