Be inspired by this traditional 1920s detached home in Surrey

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This 1920s detached home in Surrey features a living room, kitchen-diner, family room, dining room, home office, orangery, playroom, four bedrooms (one en suite), and bathroom.

1/8 Exterior

house exterior with white wall red roof white window and wooden door

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

2/8 Orangery

living room with cream colour wall blue and white designed sofa frames on wall and wooden floor

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

Blue fabric in mismatched patterns and textures create a contemporary
feel in the neutral orangery. This cosy spot enjoys plenty of light and wonderful views across the country landscape.

Sofas
Laura Ashley
Coffee table
Class Glass

3/8 Living room

living room with cream colour wall fire place cream colour sofa with designed cushion and frame on wall

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

This smart space is emphasised by the placement of symmetrical furniture. Cream and bright pink combine to create a feel good scheme in this airy living room.

Woodburning stove
Dorking Stove and Fireplace Emporium
Similar sofa
Harveys

4/8 Kitchen

kitchen with lime green wall white counter wooden flooring and white cabinets

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

In the traditional kitchen-diner a feature wall has been painted in a
lime green to match the blinds and tablecloth, which ties the whole
scheme together.

Kitchen units
Magnet
Vinyl flooring
Milners

5/8 Dining room

dinning room with cream colour wall wooden dinning table with chairs and window

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

Elegant and intimate aptly describe the traditional dining room. Pretty pink soft furnishings enhance its feminine appeal.

Similar dining table
Sonoma Light from Marks & Spencer
Wall paint
Soft Linen silk emulsion from B&Q

6/8 Guest bedroom

bedroom with blue and white wall wooden bed with blue cushion

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

Pale blue makes this a soothing space when teamed with neutral walls and flooring in the converted guest bedroom.

Bed sheet
Laura Ashley
Bedside table
Ikea

7/8 Bathroom

bathroom with white wall wooden cabinet white wash basin cream colour floor

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

Lots of glass and a huge mirror maximise the natural light in this contemporary bathroom scheme.

Vanity unit
UK Bathrooms

8/8 Master bedroom

bedroom with floral wall golden bed with designed cushions wooden drawer and cream colour flooring

(Image credit: Future PLC/ Richard Gadsby)

Floral wallpaper and curtains create a vintage-style look in this pretty French master bedroom.

Similar bed
Austen Victorian brass bed from And So To Bed
Similar table lamps
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Heather Young
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. 

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