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Design & Project Management
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12 Min
A Victorian Renovation
Around 3 months’ hard work from the building team, friends, family, myself, and anyone else I could rope in with a paintbrush, saw the complete transformation of this one bedroom flat on a leafy street in South East London.
Design style
I wanted to be sympathetic to the building’s original Victorian features, with the team installing a new central heating system that featured a modern take on old style column radiators, becoming a focal point of each room. I loved the industrial styling so much, that this was carried throughout the rest of the flat, choosing accents of black and anthracite grey for accessories and giving life to some old reclaimed French doors. The large rooms could carry a feature floor, and through a few weekends and late nights’ work(!) the parquet effect was amazing, complimenting the warm living room colour choice (Dash of Nutmeg, Crown paints), as well as the dark teal bedroom feature wall (Denim Drift, Crown Paints).
Conclusion
One of the challenges had been completing everything to a low budget, but still with a high end, luxury feel for the rental market. I enjoyed the challenge, having a restriction helped to make quick design choices and be extra resourceful with materials. Feedback on the first viewing day blew me away - visitors really appreciated the design choices, the intention and effort that had gone into the design - something as simple as having colour on the walls in a bold, but toned palette - resulting in offers from everyone that viewed that day. What an amazing feeling to create a home that someone would love and great end to the project. Success!
Jo Wilkinson
Driver & fundraiser
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