Be inspired by Antonia's retro-style terraced home

Antonia's colourful living room features an exciting blend of contemporary and retro-inspired accessories.

Antonia's colourful living room features an exciting blend of contemporary and retro-inspired accessories.

1/10 Bright living room

living room with carpet on floor and wooden table with flower jar

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

For similar cushions
Ikea

For similar coffee table
Ikea.

For similar lamp
John Lewis

2/10 Living room fireplace

living room with white wall and fireplace

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

The existing 1960s gas fire in Antonia's living room was replaced with something more in keeping with the house. Modern accessories and retro-inspired touches add interest around the fireplace.

Retro magazine rack
The Contemporary Home

For similar vases
John Lewis

3/10 Living room bookcase

living room with wooden bookcase and books with armchair

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Antonia was given this old armchair which she has reupholstered in a lovely patterned fabric and the large bookcase makes a fab focal point in the living room.

For a similar armchair
The Old Cinema

4/10 Dining room

dining room with glass dining table and chairs with curtains on window

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Going for a 1970s look in the dining room, Antonia chose a glass table and statement black chairs. She found it hard to find floor mats that were the right size, colour and price so she asked a local independent carpet store to make some.

For similar glass table
Marks & Spencer

5/10 Kitchen

kitchen room with white retro tiles and steel chimney

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Antonia chose White units, surfaces and textured tiles to open up this compact retro-inspired kitchen.

For similar kitchen units
Ikea

For similar wall tiles
Tile Depot

6/10 Staircase

hallway with stairwell and carpet with white wall

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

striped stair runner accentuates the length of the stairs and gives Antonia's hallway a hit of pattern.

For a similar stair runner
Alternative Flooring

7/10 Hallway

hallway with white wall and wallpaper with carpet on floor

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

The hallway has a lovely bright feel as Antonia used simple colours and pretty wallpaper to lighten it up.

For similar wallpaper
Wallpaperdirect

8/10 Bedroom

bedroom with green wall and cupboard

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Antonia stripped back the paint from cupboard doors to reveal the original wood, which makes the most of period features in this Eastern theme bedroom.

For a similar lamp
John Lewis

For similar white bedding 
Marks & Spencer

9/10 Bathroom

bathroom with metro wall tiles and basin with bathtub

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Retro black and white tiles, muted tones and a hidden folding shower screen give Antonia's bathroom a chic 1950s look.

Folding shower screen
Outasight

For similar basin
Homebase

For similar wall tiles
Tile Depot

10/10 Terrace exterior

exterior with brick wall and glass window

(Image credit: future PLC/Rachael Smith)

Anna's cosy two-bedroom 1900s terraced house in London, features a unique blend of contemporary and retro-inspired touches. New windows completely transformed the outside of the house.

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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.