Take a tour around a spacious Victorian family home

Find modern decorating inspiration from our room-by-room house tour of a stylish and spacious Victorian family house. Find decorating ideas from its creatove decorating touches and open-plan layout.

Heather Young
By Heather Young
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Property A four-storey Victorian house in north London, with an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area, 3 bedrooms and 2 offices.

High-gloss kitchen units bounce light around the open-plan kitchen and living room, while pale floorboards tie the two areas together. The kitchen doesnt get any direct sunlight during the day, so the white units help to make it seem lighter. A stainless steel island unit provides a sociable space for food prep.

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living room with wooden flooring

(Image credit: Future PLC/Georgia Glynn Smith)

The kitchen was designed by Espresso. The Lern bar stool by Shin and Tomoko Azumi is available at The Conran Shop.

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living room with sofa and book shelf

(Image credit: Future PLC/Georgia Glynn Smith)

The living room is both spacious and cosy, filled to the rafters with personal treasures and trinkets. The owners had the bookcase specially made to fit the space, and it's ideal for storing their vast collection of books.

The sofa is from Minotti, available at EDC. The blanket rug is by The Rug Company.

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fireplace

(Image credit: Future PLC/Georgia Glynn Smith)

A fun and personal family feature is displayed above the fireplace. The owners and their kids collect eggs on their travels, which they blow and stick up with a glue gun.

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home office

(Image credit: Future PLC/Georgia Glynn Smith)

This home office is a colourful space, filled with books, files and personal treasures. Doors lead out onto the balcony – perfect for summer evenings.

The Yamamak rug is by The Rug Company, the Eames Aluminion Chair is available at Vitra.

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bedroom with carpet and table

(Image credit: Future PLC/Georgia Glynn Smith)

Upstairs, the master bedroom is a huge open-plan space. A neutral palette is brightened up with artwork and pillows, while limed floorboards keep the scheme feeling light. The owners never shut the doors that partition their bedroom and bathroom, and at the weekend, it’s a space the whole family enjoys.

The bed is from IKEA.

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living room with sofa

(Image credit: Future PLC/Georgia Glynn Smith)

Light floods into the living area through large bay windows, making the space feel light and airy. The neutral colour scheme is lifted by spotty cushions and statement furniture.

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bathroom with washbasin

(Image credit: Future PLC/Georgia Glynn Smith)

A fuss-free combination of white units and a limestone surface creates a clean, light look in the bathroom. The fish lantern, made from willow and paper, was part of the procession at the Thames Water Festival.

Looking for more modern decorating inspiration? Check out our House Tours section for everything from a celebrity designer's Victorian terrace house to an eclectic mansion flat.

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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