UK-based real estate site The Modern House is at the top of our browsing list. Our latest favorite listing: a Georgian terrace house in the center of London on Roupell Street, a “time-capsule enclave” where historic dramas are regularly filmed.
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Robertson has since begun work on his next rescues: “I’m afraid I love doing projects, and Liz, Joe, and I love working together.” Join us for a look at what they do.
The house is the one with the blue door and window frames.
Photograph via Fraher Architects.
“When I bought the property, it had no services and had to bought as-seen with no survey and had been empty so long that it had no water and had not been connected to the mains drains,” says Robertson.
The architects set out to re-introduce period-style features while also creating an interior that feels bright and modern. And cohesive: the repeat use of details, such as paneled walls (often incorporating doors) and herringbone floors, creates a very pulled-together look.
Built-in shelving and a work space with coffered paneling in the living room.
The millwork was designed and fabricated by Shape London, a partner business of Findlay Fraher’s.
A glazed infill extension allowed for a bright, eat-in kitchen overlooking a courtyard garden. The framed map folios show central London in the 1780s, when the area the house occupies was marshland.
Photograph via Fraher Architects.
The oak kitchen cabinets have spray-painted MDF fronts with oak finger pulls. As in the entry, the floor is oiled engineered oak sourced from Havwoods.
Marble counters are surrounded by a backsplash of marble mosaic tiles sourced from Fired Earth.
Upper cabinets of white-oiled Douglas fir conceal the range hood and provide extra storage.
The two bedrooms on the second floor have interior Venetian shutters.
A whimsical floral art piece is mounted to the wall in the master bedroom.
Photograph via Fraher Architects.
The bedroom’s closets are incorporated into paneling that surrounds a new working fireplace of black slate.
The kitchen’s marble mosaic tiles reappear in the master bath, where they extend across the bathtub.
A paneled alcove bed and framed vintage poster in the guest room.
The courtyard is designed as a fuss-free urban garden with DIY planters of painted concrete blocks and wooden planters on wheels.