Victorian villa in Oxford house tour

last updated 17 June 2022

The owners have transformed this four-storey, semi-detached Victorian villa into a welcoming light-filled space....

1/7 Exterior

three story house with glass window and trees outside

2/7 Hallway

hallway with staircase white table with seat and flower vase

The owners decided to run the carpet across the hall floor from the stairs to accentuate the visual flow of the house from the moment you walk through the door.

The carpet is from Crucial Trading. The George console table is from English Looking Glasses.

3/7 Kitchen

kitchen with white wall white counter wooden stools and fruits on table

Gleaming white surfaces, a pewter coloured Aga and soft grey cupboards help attract light into the basement kitchen.

The bespoke kitchen is from Kitchen Architecture. The Limestone floor is from Kirkstone.

4/7 Living room

living room with cream colour sofa with cushion white window with curtain and wooden table

Cushions in a spectrum of brown and burnt orange tones bring out the warmth of the walnut coffee table in this smart living room.

Find the Hudson sofa and chair at Kingcome Sofas. The curtains are Prolific Silver from Beacon Hill. Find a similar side table at I&JL Brown Interiors.

5/7 Dining room

dinning area with wooden dinning table and white chairs frames on wall

The neutral backdrop allows the owner to decorate this dining room in a variety of ways, depending on the time of year and the occasion.

Find a similar dining table and chairs at I&JL Brown Interiors, covered in Duplex in Eggshell from Larsen.

6/7 Bathroom

bathroom with bathtub window and wooden floor

Light played a big role in planning this home - the sun rises in the owners' bedroom and sets in the bathroom - perfect for relaxing at the end of a busy day.

The bath is from Water Monopoly. The blind is Silk Stripe from Pret a Vivre.

7/7 Patio

garden decking with dinning table and chairs wooden floor and plant

Decking and raised beds were chosen instead of a play area. The garden room was given planning consent because its sedum and pebble roof is easy on the eye for the neighbours.

The stainless steel table with chairs and integrated barbecue was designed by Andrew Herring and made by Toby Clayton.

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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.