Step inside a glamorous urban chic home in north London

A converted ground-floor factory workshop in north London with an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area, a main bedroom with en suite, a dressing room/bedroom, a further bedroom, bathroom, WC and inner courtyard.

A converted ground-floor factory workshop in north London with an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area, a main bedroom with en suite, a dressing room/bedroom, a further bedroom, bathroom, WC and inner courtyard. The living room is a mix of faded glitz and bygone glamour with its graphic patterned floor, bold-shaped furniture and beautiful gold detailing.

1/9 Living room

living area with chair and flower vase

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

Wicker chair
Les Couilles Du Chien

Rug
The Rug Company

2/9 Living area

living room with white wall and book shelves

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

The owner fell for the utilitarian look of these metal shelving units, which were salvaged from a former government patents' office.

Shelving
Retrouvius
Chaise upholstery
Jim Thompson
Floor lamp
Circus Antiques & Interiors

3/9 Living room display

living room with grey wall and painting on wall

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

A side table in the living room has been used as a display space for chic photography. The glittery, pink-speckled concrete wall is perfectly suited to this glamour-meets-industrial chic home and is the ultimate rough-luxe wall finish.

Photograph
Grace by Alexander James

4/9 Kitchen

kitchen room with sofa and flower vase with books on glass table

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

The not-so-subtle glow of neon signs lights up the darker reccesses of the kitchen. They add warmth and interest to a plain space and were commissioned from a fairground signmaker.

Similar cabinetry

Poliform
Sofa
Circus Antiques & Interiors

5/9 Dining room

dining room with white wall and dining table with chairs

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

The dining room evokes 1970s glamour. It's a style that's not too feminine, slightly geometric and completely timeless.

Dining table and golden palm
Circus Antiques & Interiors
Dining chair fabric
Palmeral from House of Hackney

6/9 Bathroom

bathroom with white wall and basin

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

The basin is cleverly tucked into a cubby space. The mirrored wall cabinets are designed to keep clutter at bay.

Basin
Villeroy & Boch

7/9 Main bedroom

master bedroom with white wall and cushions on bed

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

The antique bed brings a piece of theatre to this otherwise minimal bedroom scheme.

Similar bed
Guinevere
Similar cushions
Sera of London

8/9 Dressing room

dressing room with mirror and shoes rack

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

The dressing room has an emporium feel - it's very removed from the building's original print-factory purpose.

Similar glass cabinet

Circus Antiques & Interiors

9/9 Garden room

garden area with sofa and plant pots with glass door

(Image credit: Future PLC/James Merrell)

The garden has been designed to capture the spontaneity of a summer holiday. Wooden decking is paired with a comfortable, contemporary sofa for a modern and minimalist look that is easy on the eye.

Sofa fabric
Palmeral from House of Hackney

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Heather Young
Editor

Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.