Step inside an updated terraced house in London
This terrace house, built in the 1900s in south-east London, features a hallway, living room, dining room, kitchen, home office, cloakroom, bedroom and bathroom.

This terrace house, built in the 1900s in south-east London, features a hallway, living room, dining room, kitchen, home office, cloakroom, bedroom and bathroom.
1/8 Exterior
2/8 Living room
An original Victorian fireplace, neutral walls and exposed wood flooring create a traditional look in this living room. The owner discovered the orante fireplace hidden behind a piece of MDF.
Armchair
Multiyork
3/8 Kitchen
To avoid cluttering the worktops, plenty of cupboards have been incorporated into this kitchen design. White kitchen units contrast against green-blue walls.
Kitchen units and slate laminate floor tiles
Howdens
Ceiling light
B&Q
Paint
Green Blue by Farrow & Ball
4/8 Dining room
This dining room is in an original hallway that has been knocked through to create a light and airy space. Wooden furniture adds a country-house feel.
Similar table and sideboard
Pine Solutions
Similar chandelier
John Lewis
5/8 Landing
A large decorative mirror, neutral paint and a skylight maximise the natural light in the hallway of this Victorian house.
Antique mirror
Aladdin's Cave
Paint
Stone by Home of Colour at Homebase
6/8 Bedroom
A white scheme emphasises this traditional bedroom's period fireplace and wood floorboards. A green throw over the bed adds a splash of colour to this predominantly white scheme.
Similar brass bed
First Furniture
Similar laundry basket
Store
7/8 Bathroom
A dark wooden vanity unit creates a striking focal point in this otherwise neutral bathroom scheme.
Basin unit and mirror
Karma basin unit and mirror from Roper Rhodes
8/8 Home office
This spare bedroom has been converted into a stylish home office with fresh white walls, a trestle table, comfy leather chair and vintage suitcases for storage.
Similar chair
Distinctive Chesterfields
Similar trestle table
Ikea
Which is your favourite room in this beautiful home? Let us know in the comments box below...
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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.
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