Design house: A London apartment tailored to perfection

The owners had two stipulations when they began looking for a London flat two years ago: it had to be within easy walking distance of Covent Garden and the wider area that makes up the north bank of the River Thames, and it had to have sufficient space to allow for comfortable entertaining.

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The property

The couple, who split their time between the capital and a Georgian house in the country, eventually decided to buy a smart apartment with glorious full-height windows, within a newly built block that answered their needs perfectly.

However, the empty ‘white box’ presented challenges of its own, prompting the couple to engage the services of interior designer Katie Goring, who helped them realise their dream of an elegant yet functional London home.

Living room

The owners worked with interior designer Katie Goring to carefully craft this open-plan room, ensuring that every detail looked good from every angle.The dark painted feature wall provides the perfect backdrop for treasured artwork by Slovenian artist Jože Ciuha. 

‘We have a few of his pieces and part of Katie’s brief was to display them to their best advantage,’ explains Nick. ‘Ciuha lived on the island of Sipan, which is a favourite of ours, so these are very special.’

Kitchen

The kitchen that came as standard has been transformed with brick-format marble tiles, which were simply applied to the existing white tiles. Glass and copper pendants and wooden-topped spice jars add warmth.

Hall

Floor-to-ceiling mirrors with metal detailing not only add a touch of glamour to the built-in utility cupboards but help to open up the narrow space.

Guest bedroom

The extra slim bespoke console table ensures that this compact room does not feel cluttered, while the seat in the corner can be used as a dining chair when required.

Main bedroom

This soothing scheme is complemented by a pair of bronze figures, which Katie sourced and had mountedon tall plinths to fill this particular space. Accents of geometric pattern add further interest, while the bedside tables were chosen for their stylish design and also because they match the height of the bed perfectly.

Photography ⁄ Jan Baldwin

Interior Design ⁄ Katie Goring