A Serene Color Palette and Arched Windows in a Small English Apartment

This serene one-bedroom apartment lies in a tall Victorian building made of stock brick and stucco in East Molesey, a small village southwest of London. The 481-square-foot apartment is decorated in a calm and understated style, highlighting the apartment’s original features.

Two floor-to-ceiling windows bookend the apartment, creating light-filled interior spaces. Period features like the original cornicing add a historical touch to the rooms. I love the quiet interior style of this apartment, which also draws your eye to the lovely views from the large windows.

In the living room, your eye immediately draws toward the large arched window with a view that skims the canopy of a laurel tree.

The room is painted in Farrow & Ball’s “Stoney Ground”, a quiet gray shade that highlights the beautiful cornicing that wraps part of the room.

The room is centered around a cast-iron working gas fireplace with a simple white mantel flanked by built-in bookshelves. The owners added a charming home office to the room on one side.

The kitchen is in line with the living room, and with the door opened, you get a social layout with light flowing in from two directions.

The same muted color palette is used in the kitchen with gray Shaker-style kitchen cabinets paired with an oak countertop and a Belfast sink under the window.

I adore the rustic wooden table that is set in the center of the room with an antique bench against the wall, providing seating space. The natural wood pairs beautifully with the muted color tones in the apartment.

The bedroom lies next to the living room and features a similar arched window offering views of the village street.

The walls are painted in a warm beige shade, paired with a seagrass carpet and the same cornicing we saw in the living room.

The apartment has a simple bathroom with white walls and beige-toned mosaic tiles.

The apartment is listed for £425,000 at Inigo.