A Colorful London Family Home Renovated by Fraher & Finlay
Award-winning architects Fraher & Finlay have turned a semi-detached mansion in London into a beautiful family home with color accents and light open-plan spaces. Originally two separate houses, the Victorian house dating to c.1880 was unified, renovated, and extended by the architecture firm into a family house with a floorplan over 5,000 sq ft.
The family house, located only a few minutes walk from Beckenham Place Park, features five bedrooms, a large social kitchen and dining space, a playroom, and a cocktail bar in the basement. On top of the stunning interiors, the house also has a large private garden with a big terrace.
The front façade showcases the beautiful combination of original brick, from red to London stock, paired with the contemporary contrasting light Petersen Tegl from Denmark on the extended portions and aluminum-clad dormers at the upper levels.
The front of the house is home to a beautiful sitting room painted in a plaster pink hue by Farrow and Ball. The room is defined by a stunning box-bay window and a restored fireplace.
The entire ground floor features a beautiful warm oak floor.
A pair of period-sympathetic bifold doors separate the formal living room from the grand open-plan family room, kitchen, and dining room.
This dining space and kitchen are separated by the descending staircase and a central chimney that houses a double-sided gas fire.
A large room with a vaulted ceiling houses the custom-made kitchen featuring oak cabinets with granite worktops, brass ironmongery, and appliances by Fisher and Paykel.
A giant artwork formed of Asian-inspired wallpaper looms above the dining area.
Crittall doors in the dining room lead to a play room with green walls.
The lower ground floor is home to a spectacular home cinema and cocktail bar. The furniture maker, Andrea Felice, custom-designed the wet bar and the media unit joinery.
The large hallway features dark wood-paneled walls and monochromatic Victorian-pattern tiles.
The first floor has two bedrooms with en suite bathroom. The master bedroom, pictured above, also has a separate dressing room.
On the second floor are two more bedrooms and a bathroom.
The garden has mature trees, shrubs, and a tree house. There are two main terraces, one at raised-ground level, the second at lower ground level. The latter joins the lawn and contains a pizza oven.
This colorful renovated family home in London is for sale at The Modern House