PROPERTY
A four storey period town house and modern home in London's Primrose Hill.Interior designer Caroline Cobbold was brought on to transform the property, reconfiguring every room to create a functional family home that feels both modern and personal. Working together with a project management company, they gutted the property and started from scratch, with Caroline Cobbold designing the full decor.
LIVING ROOM
On the raised ground floor, walls were opened up on either side of the structural central dividing wall to create a formal sitting room on the left, and a library / card room (pictured top) on the right, complete with playing table and a small piano.
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Despite the owners having two small children, there's not a single TV in this house – a joy for Caroline Cobbold who is usually tasked with finding ways to hide and disguise TVs.
Instead, the children are encouraged to amuse themselves with the piano or with books.
A striking pendant, mid century chairs and a sculpture feature in the more formal half of this living space.
Opposite the two armchairs is a glass coffee table and a small velvet sofa. The artworks on the walls tie in with the monochrome scheme.
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FAMILY ROOM
Downstairs in the basement is a family room, plus the kitchen and dining room. The family room features clever hidden pull-out storage that's fitted under the built-in seat, and open floor space for playing.
CLOAKROOMS
Caroline Cobbold used colourful wallpapers by Cole & Son to add colour and pattern to the two cloakrooms.
Cole & Son's turquoise Nautilus wallpaper features angler fish.
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While Cole & Son's Savuti wallpaper features a jungle scene of monkeys, birds and lizards. A glass splash-back above the floating sink protects the paper.
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BOY'S ROOM
More Cole & Son wallpaper features upstairs in the boy's bedroom, where the Woods and Stars wraps across one wall in navy blue. Navy blue wardrobes complement the scheme, but are punctuated with bright red handles which pop and give energy.
The wardrobe door handles were made bespoke and powder coated.
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A desk was fitted in between the two wardrobes, perfect for doing homework or for building Lego models.
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PLAYROOM
The whole of this floor is dedicated to the children, with a bedroom each and a playroom too. The wallpaper and furniture in the playroom is European.
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KIDS' BEDROOM
There's a sharing bedroom for the littlest two, with a bunk bed, teepee and ample floor space for playing. The bunkbeds and teepee were the clients own that they brought back from France.
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KIDS' BATHROOM
The children have their own bathroom, with double basins so they can brush their teeth at the same time. Patterned floor tiles keep the mood light.
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MASTER BEDROOM
The master bedroom has it's own floor, with an interconnecting double sized dressing room that fits between the bedroom and ensuite bathroom.
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The dressing room also connects through to a discreet private office that's hidden behind wardrobe doors.
Like Narnia, but for the grown ups.
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MASTER BATHROOM
The bathroom had a feature painted bespoke, featuring a blossom branch by an artist friend of Caroline Cobbold's.
The blossom is painted onto a gold leaf background, while the floors features traditional Moroccan black and white small mosaic tiles.
A large walk-in shower also helps make this space feel luxurious.
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