My Houzz: A fresh white London Town House playful touches

My Houzz: A fresh white London Town House playful touches - Facing a neon blue floor and a low dilapidated, surprising Kate Watson-Smyth writer design yet seen the charm of this Victorian townhouse unloved 1860. Located in the charming neighborhood of Crouch End in London, the house had been divided into two apartments when she and her husband bought. Shoot down walls, stick to classic finishes and using a simple white palette with playful accents restored part of the unique character of the house had lost.

Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here Kate Watson-Smyth, Adam husband and son Isaac and Noah
Location Crouch End, London
Size 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

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the apartment on the ground floor was empty for several years with only broken down kitchen floor and marked with holes. From scratch, Watson-Smyth toppled the walls of separation and pushed to the back of the kitchen to create this dining room.

Ceiling tiles: Andy Thornton wall and floor paint Wimborne White , Farrow & Ball

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When the extension was built, Watson-Smyth and her husband put wooden boards on the ground to understand exactly how big their island could be while still allowing plenty of space to move around.

Barstools: Singer sewing vintage stools; cabinets: Ikea; sink: Franke; Refrigerator: Samsung

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Watson-Smyth liked the idea of ​​a compact kitchen style restaurant which had everything to hand. The room is large, but space cooking and cleaning is relatively low. "I can not unload the dishwasher and store everything without moving my feet, she said. "Well, apart from the bins, which are a step."

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a stainless steel worktop will develop a patina with knife scratches and daily use, but it ' is a look she loves. To keep the kitchen to feel too harsh, she bought soft leather straps for handles Ikea cabinets. The full kitchen makeover cost about £ 35,000, but the Ikea cabinets helped reduce the price.

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A ceiling tin reflects light in the kitchen. Watson-Smyth found the dining table in an antique shop nearby. Once an old table of art school, it has two large drawers underneath, which now hold placemats and napkins.

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When the family moved, the entire floor was painted a bright blue shaking, with carpeting in every room. Their budget was given some respite when their manufacturer brought floor recovered, set to be thrown from another project.

A vintage coffee table - made with planks of 1750 - feels comfortable with one of the original fireplaces in the house, painted in a rich black Farrow & Ball.

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Rugs: Fired Earth pillows: H & M Home chair: ancient; painting the home: Ramps , Farrow & Ball

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previous home of the family felt very dark - with two young boys, the couple had chosen practical colors. With this house (and children a little older), they were ready for a light and light installation. Neutral colors allow their furniture and art to stand out.

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a gay library corner behind the living room becomes a burst of light from a clerestory window. Watson-Smyth was thought to be one of the panels of the Library Act as a hidden door in the kitchen, but that proved to be too difficult.

Ottomans: Graham & Green chairs: Made.com luminaire: John Lewis

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instead, it uses the wallpaper of Young & Battaglia library to create a false wall of books on the door upstairs to the bedroom of his youngest son . Line a larger area than the door and framing makes it look like a real library.

painting Bannister: Brinjal, Farrow & Ball

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room Its Noah was once a small kitchen in the upstairs unit . From his room is so small, Watson-Smyth used bright colors, stencils and the door of the library fun to make it fun.

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bedroom Bed upstairs is a shared games too. Ikea lamps Budget Friendly add some fun coluor. Watson-Smyth found the carpet rest on the cheap and it was slightly fluorescent pink.

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Many original features of the Victorian era were eliminated by years of redecorating, but all the chimneys have been preserved. Watson-Smyth painted pink stack thereof to attach with other neon accents in the guest room.

wall paint Accent: Downpipe , Farrow & Ball, coat paint: Rock Candy Dulux

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once terrible, the bathroom upstairs has been transformed with white paint and pretty wall tiles, the same used on the pink chimney.

Wall tiles: Design Tiles tiles: Tiles stud rubber; Sink: Bathstore

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Despite his love white walls and floors, Watson-Smyth always brought some color. "I can never resist the color completely, so the purple wall in the room was a break away from that [white]." Although this is a false wall that separates the bedroom closet lights, cornices and walls built in felt.

Wall: Persian Tulip Zoffany bed frame Ikea; candlesticks: Garden Trading

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the wardrobe master is just behind a door in the false wall behind the bed Watson-Smyth had seen a similar idea in New York and wanted to recreate. "The builder just kept raising his eyebrows as I kept showing him my pieces of graph paper, but in the end it worked beautifully, she said.

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the bathroom off the master closet was a bedroom. 'I love a bathroom that does not look like a bathroom, Watson-Smyth said. Keep the fireplace and put the bath in the middle of the floor helped accomplish this.

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mural Pelt, Farrow & Ball sinks, bath: Bathstore

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There is some tiling in the rest of the master bathroom. metal tiles are sitting above his-and-her sinks. "Someone once told me that the secret of a happy marriage is two basins, Watson-Smyth said. "Seems to work for us so far!

Mirrors: Ikea

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