London to Georgian Frome

DESIGN BRIEF, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Martha and Paul fell in love at first sight with their 1790 Georgian house and moved from London with their young family.  I live locally and they kindly invited me over to discuss their brief.  The house had been renovated for modern living and its attractive, harmonious architectural features, arched pillars in the hall, original shutters, mouldings and tiles were beautifully preserved.  

The Georgians, especially during the Regency period weren't afraid of bold colour palettes and our blank canvas meant we could go daring and colourful or simple and light. Martha loves collecting vintage and electic so our final brief was to go contemporary and modern, with a nod to the Georgian period creating an individual and unique mix of styles seen to good effect in the large Library room designed as an sociable adult space.

Everybody loves a characterful

Georgian House!

Balancing contemporary and period style by drawing on different cultural and historical styles is loosely described as "eclectic" but can be a challenge. Finding the right space for eclectic items is the difference between a successful scheme or looking cluttered.  Mixing traditional antiques, contemporary pieces and  unique finds for balance and interest is dependent on where each item is placed in the space and the relationship between each piece. 

Martha's spacious white arched pillar hallway gets a modern look with Little Greene Basalt, a dramatic contemporary blue black below the dado rail.  A perfect space to display vintage posters and pictures, 1930s style lamps, mirrors, old wooden toys.  The light and airy feel from the high ceilings is a great backdrop to show off Martha's unique treasures.