Pastel Tones and Deep Yellow in an Early 20th-Century London Apartment

This three-bedroom apartment lies on the third floor of a handsome apartment building in Hackney, London, that was built at the beginning of the 20th century. The apartment was carefully renovated by its current owners, adding oak parquet flooring in combination with a carefully selected color palette of pale blues, calamine pinks, and deep yellows.

The apartment has a unique layout with all the rooms in a row. The three bedrooms are flanked by a living room with windows facing in two directions on one side, and the kitchen and dining room at the other end, opening to a cozy balcony.

corner living room orange sofa

The living room is a bright space with three large sash windows overlooking the trees of the communal garden.

living room orange sofa large rug
large living room window

The living room is painted in a pale blue shade, paired with a bright orange sofa and a pastel-colored rug.

living room detail
living room bookshelves shutters
cabinets bookshelves

Built-in cabinetry on one side of the room houses the television and provides storage space.

living room herringbone floor
hall
kitchen yellow walls

On the other side of the apartment lies the bold-colored kitchen with walls painted in ‘Gamboge’ by Paint and Paper Library paired with the ‘Drakensberg’ gray British Standard kitchen cabinets.

dark gray kitchen cabinets yellow walls

The U-shaped kitchen is designed by Anniken Shwartz of Plain English and features fossil stone work surfaces, custom fitted by Euromarble Stone merchants atop the gray cabinets.

The kitchen also features a deep butler sink from Kohler and Rudge and Co brass fixtures, as well as a four-ring blue Lacanche range cooker paired with decorative tiles from Balenium. 

blue stove yellow walls and tiles
dining table detail
yellow kitchen large dining table

The large windows are fitted with cafe curtains to add a sense of privacy while also letting in plenty of natural light.

kitchen dining table
door to balcony
small sunny balcony

The kitchen opens to a small balcony decorated with a small bistro set and potted plants.

small balcony
pastel pink home office

Three bedrooms are placed between the living room and the kitchen. All three rooms feature a soft pink color palette and large windows with shutters.

soft pink bedroom
pink bedroom window shutters
pink bedroom wardrobes
pastel childrens room
kids bedroom detail

In the nursery, the pale pink walls are paired with a pastel green ceiling.

pastel kids bedroom
bathroom blue floral wallpaper
bathroom wallpaper

The spacious bathroom is located at the end of the hall next to the kitchen. The room is decorated with the  ‘Belton Scenic Pavilion’ wallpaper from Little Greene.

There is a rolltop bath and a walk-in shower with Burlington fittings on one side and a ceramic washstand on the other. The soft tonal tiles are from Balenium and Marlborough.

bathroom freestanding bath wallpaper
wallpaper detail Pastel Tones and Deep Yellow in an Early 20th-Century London Apartment

The apartment is listed for £800.000 at Inigo.