Houzz Tour: A brilliant Notting Hill Apartment with a floating bed Intriguing - There are certainly advantages to renting a house before buying your own, including a chance to work on what you like and don 't like, design. Each ceiling misplaced or dull color becomes a learning curve. So it was for the owner of this two bedroom apartment in Notting Hill, London. She had only rented before, said Kia Sunda, the interior architect behind the renovation, "and so she knew exactly what she did not like and what made her crazy!
From this pet hates catalog has increased the list of must-have ingredients and a global view of the apartment, which Kia developed and designed. Clean lines, a storage space and a massive television were all priorities. Nine months of work turned into tired in a bright open space. A wall was pulled down between the living room and kitchen, and now the light pours in the windows on both sides. The colorful artwork, much of it done by the owner, and pieces from carefully take the stage, while Kia ingenious design ideas make the most of every square inch of space.
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Houzz at a glance
Who lives here a professional woman
Location Notting Hill, London
property an apartment on the top two floors of a Victorian building
designer Kia Sunda drawings and Kia models
Size 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
white, without handles units create an elegant streamlined sensation in the kitchen. "The owner loves to cook and spend a lot of devices, so I trimmed costs by designing the kitchen and get the builder to install, Kia said. The tubular extractor look at the age of space beautifully. "It was nice to settle something with soft lines that looks more like a function of a device, she said.
worktop of the island is slightly curved. "It seems softer, Kia said. "Too many straight lines can look hard." She looked into installing a solid glass top. "Then we have developed we would need about 24 people to carry him up the stairs and steel in the ground to support the weight, so I went for Corian instead!
Kitchen, Kitchen DIY. Extractor, Air Uno. Ovens, Gaggenau.
Who lives here a professional woman
Location Notting Hill, London
property an apartment on the top two floors of a Victorian building
designer Kia Sunda drawings and Kia models
Size 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
white, without handles units create an elegant streamlined sensation in the kitchen. "The owner loves to cook and spend a lot of devices, so I trimmed costs by designing the kitchen and get the builder to install, Kia said. The tubular extractor look at the age of space beautifully. "It was nice to settle something with soft lines that looks more like a function of a device, she said.
worktop of the island is slightly curved. "It seems softer, Kia said. "Too many straight lines can look hard." She looked into installing a solid glass top. "Then we have developed we would need about 24 people to carry him up the stairs and steel in the ground to support the weight, so I went for Corian instead!
Kitchen, Kitchen DIY. Extractor, Air Uno. Ovens, Gaggenau.
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LED lights are built into the ceiling in a line on one side. "The owner is not a fan of projectors, Kia said. "There is in the kitchen, but on the right side, we have created a channel between the joists that runs the length of the room to a more architectural finish.
A modern buffet fills the space between the kitchen and adjoining living room. "We could build the storage, but the owner did not want anything too blocky and prefers autonomous parts, Kia said.
The owner made the work of art simple but surprisingly effective. "He drinks straws glued on a canvas, Kia said.
Sideboard, Go Modern.
A modern buffet fills the space between the kitchen and adjoining living room. "We could build the storage, but the owner did not want anything too blocky and prefers autonomous parts, Kia said.
The owner made the work of art simple but surprisingly effective. "He drinks straws glued on a canvas, Kia said.
Sideboard, Go Modern.
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a neat dining room is set in front of the apartment, behind the seating area. Again, a house artwork illuminates the white space.
Chairs, Go Modern.
Chairs, Go Modern.
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"the owner had no furniture, Kia said," so we redesigned the space and from the parts for it, leaving it free to buy art, which she enjoyed. "White work has been done by the owner. "It is simply a canvas with polystyrene on it painted white, Kia said.
Sofa and Arco floor lamp, The Conran Shop.
Sofa and Arco floor lamp, The Conran Shop.
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owner provided a huge TV in the lounge, but also wanted the space to feel very clean. She needed a lot of storage space, too, but wanted low parts online, not closets banks. "My job was to do all these slightly contradictory ideas gelled together, says Kia.
To create a TV experience cinema-style, Kia equipped with a screen mounted in the ceiling and a projector on the opposite wall. 'The screen down when needed, but for the rest of the time, the objective of this space is the work of art, she said.
To create a TV experience cinema-style, Kia equipped with a screen mounted in the ceiling and a projector on the opposite wall. 'The screen down when needed, but for the rest of the time, the objective of this space is the work of art, she said.
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New coating light wood floor with a specialized commerce provider has been in the apartment. "We also installed a skylight above the stairs specifically to bring light into what was a very dark space," says Kia.
Discover sharper white design schemes
Discover sharper white design schemes
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the designer removed the traditional railings on the upper flight of stairs and equipped with an elegant glass replacement. "Again, it keeps the space looking light and pleasant feeling, Kia said. "It has become the ideal place to create a video wall.
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"the owner wanted something a little different here in the bedroom, says Kia, which comes from a "floating" bed for her. "People ask if it is safe!" She said. "It is completely safe. There are actually a leg in the center, and the bed has a steel frame and is pierced in a support wall. It is solid!
Fluttua bed, Lago at the Living Space.
Fluttua bed, Lago at the Living Space.
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the upper floor has two windows and is extremely lightweight. The recipe of white punctuated by a colorful illustration of the owner continues on this floor, and fresh and exciting.
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As the bed , wall storage units are high on the floor and seem to float. "The idea was to stimulate the sense of space," says Kia. "The physical space is one thing, but we make adjustments to our perception of space based on how we see and what is in it. Thank you to the entire floor that is visible under the furniture, we see this room as larger than its actual footprint.
modular storage, living space.
modular storage, living space.
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the owner fell in love with the work by the artist Hush, she discovers in a local gallery, but it was quite small for the wall. 'So w e put it in a large white frame, Kia said. "The work of art is not drowned by it, but now the scale should the wall it hangs.
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'The bathroom was dire before,' laughs Kia. She moved the toilet to make room for a separate right shower door (not seen here), and features a skylight with an ultra thin frame to let in as much light as possible.
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"The owner really wanted a bath, "Kia said. "It was something she did not have in previous rented houses. 'The designer equipped with a freestanding bath with a background of beautiful mosaic tiles.
"These tiles are amazing shimmering white gold," she said. There are more than those of gold above the bottom, so that the design resembles the crackling rain in the bath. "I wanted to give the space a sense of luxury and a bit of glamor," says Kia.
Mosaic tiles, Bisazza tile surface. All sanitaryware, Livinghouse.
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"These tiles are amazing shimmering white gold," she said. There are more than those of gold above the bottom, so that the design resembles the crackling rain in the bath. "I wanted to give the space a sense of luxury and a bit of glamor," says Kia.
Mosaic tiles, Bisazza tile surface. All sanitaryware, Livinghouse.
See 10 ways to dazzle with mosaic tiles
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Kia has once again used the idea of floating pieces to stimulate the sense of space. "The toilet does not float, but its rounded shape gives that impression, she said.
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