Be inspired by this Georgian terraced house in west London

Find modern decorating inspiration from our room-by-room house tour of a Georgian terraced house in west London. Thanks to the owner's skill and vision, they turned this from a bland space into a stylish, welcoming home.

Property A four-storey Georgian terraced house in Holland Park, west London.
The space An open-plan kitchen and dining area in the basement. Living room on the ground floor. Bedroom and dressing room with en-suite bathroom on the first-floor, and 2 smaller bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor.

1/9 Exterior

house exterior with brick wall and white window

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

2/9 Living room

living room with cream colour wall glass window book shelf and wooden flooring

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

The neutral walls and pale sofa provide a tranquil feel, while the leather chairs and dark wood flooring warm up the look.

The leather chairs are from B&T Antiques. The rug is by The Rug Company, and the coffee table from The Conran Shop.

3/9 Kitchen

kitchen with dinning table white counter stove and door

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

The kitchen is warm and welcoming, with mellow-coloured cherry-wood shelving and cupboards. It also has quirky nooks and crannies for appliances, books and utensils. The centrepiece of this open-plan basement is an enormous kitchen/dining table made from a solid piece of elm.

The Eames chairs are from Twentytwentyone.

4/9 Waiting room

waiting room with cream colour wall white chair and kids bicycle

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

The magnetic wall chart was created with Crayola Magnetic Paint, then covered with a coat of Farrow & Ball emulsion in House White. The large globe adds an antique touch to the room.

5/9 Dressing room

dressing room with mirror wooden door white sofa and wooden flooring

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

The owners wanted their bedroom/dressing room to ooze grown-up glamour. The deep shag-pile rug gives this room a luxurious feel. The double doors are from a salvage shop.

6/9 Bathroom

bathroom with wooden cover bathtub and commode and white pent pot

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

The owners designed the bathroom, mixing a touch of oriental luxury with a hint of old-fashioned gentlemen's club style - a combination of rich, dark-walnut fittings and pale limestone walls. Generously sized tiles make the space seem bigger. And the design makes the most of the compact space, with a toilet that doubles up as a bench when you put the lid down.

The walnut fitting are by Adam Dawe Design.

7/9 Bathroom

wash basin taps and towel

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

The limestone sink unit includes 2 'his 'n' hers' sinks. A steam generator turns the shower into an instant steam room.

The basins were built by The Building Works.

8/9 Bedroom

bedroom with grey wall wooden door red bed with designed cushion and wooden flooring

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

The soft-leather-covered bedstead and the hand-painted silk wall covering all combine to create a sumptuous boudoir feel.

The leather bed came from The Conran Shop.

9/9 Bedroom

bedroom with coloured strip wall bed with designed cushion

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Joanna Vestey)

Decorative detail, such as bands of colour on the wall, are set off by crisp white bedlinen from John Lewis.

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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.