Take a look inside this slick attic apartment

This property near Milan is a second floor conversion with two bedrooms

1/10 Exterior | Slick attic apartment house tour

2/10 Living room | Slick attic apartment house tour

The striking mural in the living room (opens in new tab) echos the trees outside. The pattern took three weeks to carve onto the polystyrene. It was then painted by hand with resin.

The Flos Aoy table lamps are available at Nest (opens in new tab).

3/10 Living room window | Slick attic apartment house tour

Find similar black bookcases at Habitat (opens in new tab) and indoor/outdoor tiles at Mandarin Stone (opens in new tab). Find linen curtain and blind fabric at The Natural Curtain Company (opens in new tab).

4/10 Hallway | Slick attic apartment house tour

For oversized cushions, visit fatboy.com (opens in new tab), then play with scale and texture by mixing in smaller neutral cushions from Dunelm Mill (opens in new tab). Add your own luxe edge with fringing.

5/10 Storage | Slick attic apartment house tour

Bookcases (opens in new tab) and hanging candle holders, situated on both sides of the open doorway, add interest to the room.

6/10 Kitchen dining area | Slick attic apartment house tour

The stainless steel units give an industrial (opens in new tab) feel, while the wooden dining table and office chairs soften the effect.

For a similar table try the Toledo dining table at Asda Direct (opens in new tab). The units are from Ikea (opens in new tab).

7/10 Kitchen | Slick attic apartment house tour

Mirrored tiles, wooden worktops and a slate floor add the industrial feel to this kitchen-diner (opens in new tab).

Find mirrored tiles at Walls & Floors. (opens in new tab)

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This mural is also hand-carved, but foliage-inspired wall stickers (opens in new tab) would achieve the look in an instant.

Start with an oversized design, such as the Large Oak Wall Sticker from Rockett St George (opens in new tab), then build up your scene with smaller motifs.

Homebase (opens in new tab) stocks a black suede headboard.

9/10 Bedroom storage | Slick attic apartment house tour

The antique (opens in new tab) panel, which features a list of cows’ names, their weight and ailments, is from a local market near Milan.

10/10 Bathroom | Slick attic apartment house tour

In the main bathroom (opens in new tab), usual and inexpensive materials are blended to stunning effect. The basin was salvaged from a kindergarten, but Holloways of Ludlow (opens in new tab) sells a range of Belfast sinks that can be deck-mounted to achieve a similar look.

For more beautiful reader's homes take a look through our other room-by-room house tours - from a restored Victorian villa to an eclectic mansion flat.