Recently, we asked London-based designer Cassandra Ellis how she puts a room together. Her answer? It’s like writing a story, “telling the tale of home,” she says. By building up interiors with antique furniture, handmade fabric, and a rotation of ephemera, Cassandra creates personalized spaces. The upstairs bedroom in her former house, a split-level apartment on the top floor of a converted Victorian school in London, is a perfect example. Here we list out the key elements and similar objects to re-create the look.
![the upstairs bedroom in the london house from on the market: designer cass 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cassandra-ellis-remodelista-23-733x489.jpg)
![eclectic textiles and vintage furniture paired with modern lighting. from 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cassandra-ellis-the-village-london-733x489.jpg)
Paint
![the walls are painted in little greene french grey pale; €39.50 (\$46) a 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/little-greene-french-pale-grey-733x496.jpg)
![a vintage storage cabinet painted in farrow & ball railings; \$99 a gallon. 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/farrow-and-ball-railings-paint-733x496.jpg)
Furniture
![stools throughout the bedroom are cassandra ellis\2\17;s own designs, th 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cassandra-ellis-simple-stools-733x489.jpg)
![for something similar to cassandra\2\17;s vintage console table, the als 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/kathy-kuo-home-alsace-french-country-console-733x496.jpg)
![cassandra utilizes an outdoor folding table as a bedside table. the rustic fold 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rustic-folding-metal-outdoor-side-table-1-733x496.jpg)
Lighting
![cassandra ellis\2\17;s sculpted lamp in black walnut or english syc 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cassandra-ellis-the-sculpted-lamp-733x489.jpg)
![the ikea forsa work lamp in black is \$\19.99. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ikea-forsa-light-black-733x496.jpg)
![the louis poulsen panthella table lamp is \$644.30 at ylighting. 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/louis-poulsen-panthella-table-lamp-733x496.jpg)
Textiles
![simple linen pillowslips from rough linen are \$40 each for standard size slips. 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rough-linen-simple-pillow-slip-733x496.jpg)
![the garment dyed linen bed skirt in charcoal is \$65 to \$\165, depending on si 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/restoration-hardware-garment-dyed-linen-bed-skirt-733x496.jpg)
![for something similar to the printed pillowcases on cassandra\2\17;s bed 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/neisha-crosland-maize-fabric-733x496.jpg)
![the neem living natural fringed wool throwis \$375 at alder & co. 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/alder-and-co-natural-fringed-wool-throw-733x496.jpg)
![source a berber runner like the berber runner beni ouiren at fine moroccan rugs 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/etsy-berber-runner-beni-ouiren-733x496.jpg)
For more of Cassandra’s style, see our posts:
- Expert Advice: Developing Style with Designer Cassandra Ellis
- On the Market: Designer Cassandra Ellis’s London Flat
- A Refined Terrace House in London by Cassandra Ellis
- Simple, Useful, Beautiful: A New Line of Furniture from Cassandra Ellis
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