Reclaimed Materials and Custom Storage in a Serene London Home
This charming two-bedroom Victorian terraced house is located in West Norwood, south-east London. Thoughtfully renovated over recent years, the home blends original period details with modern design elements to create calm and elegant living spaces.
The current owners have curated a refined aesthetic through the careful, time-honored selection of quality materials. At the rear, a private garden extends from the house, elevated to offer views over neighboring gardens and rooftops further down the hill.
An arched doorway leads you to the double reception room, grounded with oak floorboards.
There is a charming sitting area at the front of the plan, where the bay window is turned into a cozy window seat.
The sitting area is centered around a carefully sculpted and softened fireplace with a wood-burning stove atop Spanish tiles. It is flanked by handmade, stained cherry wood cabinets and shelves.
The walls in the living room are painted in Farrow and Ball’s ‘Wimborne White‘.
The arched doorway between the living room and the hall is a wonderful architectural feature. The hall is decorated with reclaimed Spanish encaustic tiles and Bauwerk limewash walls.
A charming dining area has been fitted between the sitting room and the kitchen. There is a large window in the wall between the dining area and the garden room, ensuring natural light flows into the living space from two directions.
The kitchen is painted in Little Greene’s ‘First Light‘ paired with a quarry tile flooring from Ketley Brick.
The handmade Hollington Cabinetry hardwood cabinets run on either side of the room and they are topped with a stained Wenge timber countertop. French doors at the end give access to the small garden.
The master bedroom is painted in Little Greene’s ‘Linen Wash‘ and features solid cherry wood wardrobes by Hollington Cabinetry for a continious look with the ground floor spaces. Wooden shutters add privacy to the room.
The second bedroom has lovely muted blue-gray painted floorboards and a desk by the large window overlooking the garden.
The bathroom limewashed walls and terracotta-tiled floors. It features a freestanding clawfoot bath and a separate shower with green zellige tiles and rustic stone shower base.
The vanity is a restored and reclaimed table, topped with a basin from Lusso Stone. The storage ledge is also clad with terracotta tiles.
The house features a paved garden surrounded with raised plant beds.
The house has a small garden room painted in ‘Pollen‘ from Atelier Ellis and feauturing café curtains from East London Cloth, built-in seating with storage, and terracotta tiles.
The house is listed for £625,000 at The Modern House.