Houzz Tour: A Victorian semi Gets a renovation Clever - Space-stimulant When waiting 20 years to do a job, you are likely to do it thoroughly. And is exactly the designer Veronica approach Lucey in 2013 took the project a year of semi Victorian update, she and her family had lived for two decades.
There is a time to be developing a list of things to do - she wanted to change about the house? "My brief for me, Veronica says, was to bring more light. Victorian houses tend to be long and thin and can be very dark. She also wanted to create more room for her teenage children, and achieve both goals, it came with a few tricks of ingenious design.
With major changes, including a new basement and loft a nice expansion, it changed the direction of a new staircase to create the illusion of a larger house, situated high, internal double doors to create a sense of grandeur and space, the added internal windows, glass and mirror, plus fitted kitchen to suggest the room is much larger than it really is. "It's like living in a different house, Veronica said.
There is a time to be developing a list of things to do - she wanted to change about the house? "My brief for me, Veronica says, was to bring more light. Victorian houses tend to be long and thin and can be very dark. She also wanted to create more room for her teenage children, and achieve both goals, it came with a few tricks of ingenious design.
With major changes, including a new basement and loft a nice expansion, it changed the direction of a new staircase to create the illusion of a larger house, situated high, internal double doors to create a sense of grandeur and space, the added internal windows, glass and mirror, plus fitted kitchen to suggest the room is much larger than it really is. "It's like living in a different house, Veronica said.
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Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here Veronica Lucey and three children, 13, 16 and 18, and Zola dog
Location Fulham, southwest London
Size 7 bedrooms (one used as office), 4 bathrooms
designer Veronica Lucey to Magentapink Interiors
kind home half a Victorian detached property renovated in 2014
"When the children were small, I was working full time in advertising and has not had much time to spend at home, said Veronica, explaining why it took 20 years to renovate his house. "Now they are older, and four years ago, I set up an interior design company. And last year, she finally got to complete its own project.
Much has already been done at home. "A photographer with a good eye had possessed," says Veronica. "There was a loft, a back extension side and the living room had been beaten in two, but it was very dated," she said. "The house felt dark." The basic design direction was to open space. And the results are visible as soon as you walk through the front door. "I overthrew / wall in the living room of the room and put in the glass doors. We lost the wall of our sofa used to be against, but there is much more light. You also get multiple views of these beautiful original floor tiles in the hallway.
Leather sofa, old boots.
Who lives here Veronica Lucey and three children, 13, 16 and 18, and Zola dog
Location Fulham, southwest London
Size 7 bedrooms (one used as office), 4 bathrooms
designer Veronica Lucey to Magentapink Interiors
kind home half a Victorian detached property renovated in 2014
"When the children were small, I was working full time in advertising and has not had much time to spend at home, said Veronica, explaining why it took 20 years to renovate his house. "Now they are older, and four years ago, I set up an interior design company. And last year, she finally got to complete its own project.
Much has already been done at home. "A photographer with a good eye had possessed," says Veronica. "There was a loft, a back extension side and the living room had been beaten in two, but it was very dated," she said. "The house felt dark." The basic design direction was to open space. And the results are visible as soon as you walk through the front door. "I overthrew / wall in the living room of the room and put in the glass doors. We lost the wall of our sofa used to be against, but there is much more light. You also get multiple views of these beautiful original floor tiles in the hallway.
Leather sofa, old boots.
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the marble fireplace was already in the house when Veronica moved. it is obviously not original, she said, "it is more French Regency, but the design of the house is all about mixing things." Therefore, the fireplace remained. "Previously, however, the room was not big enough for the game.
There is now, thanks in part to the paint and paper library colors that accentuate the classic retailer: the walls are painted in lead V; Lead III is the woodwork, while the ceiling is Lead II. "All my ceilings are white," reveals Veronica, "and each one is slightly different, depending on the paint in the room." The table 1950 wheatsheaf coffee and delicate antique console tables further stimulate the glamor of the room.
There is now, thanks in part to the paint and paper library colors that accentuate the classic retailer: the walls are painted in lead V; Lead III is the woodwork, while the ceiling is Lead II. "All my ceilings are white," reveals Veronica, "and each one is slightly different, depending on the paint in the room." The table 1950 wheatsheaf coffee and delicate antique console tables further stimulate the glamor of the room.
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the view in the hallway reveal two stages declaration of the house. Victorian tiles in the room were covered with blue rug to carpet long locks when moved Veronica. "When we raised and those he found was amazing!
The oak parquet is not original, but was added to give the room a more formal look than the rest of the house. "It is grayish brown tinted, said Veronica, who designed the model itself. "I wanted nothing oranges and shades of gray keeping cool.
Bathroom walls painted in Farrow & Ball Pavilion gray above the dado and Farrow & Ball Black Blue below. C handelier, The White Company.
The oak parquet is not original, but was added to give the room a more formal look than the rest of the house. "It is grayish brown tinted, said Veronica, who designed the model itself. "I wanted nothing oranges and shades of gray keeping cool.
Bathroom walls painted in Farrow & Ball Pavilion gray above the dado and Farrow & Ball Black Blue below. C handelier, The White Company.
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the two entries in the kitchen allows a view from the front all the way to the back of the House. "That was the key to the design and the start of things," Veronica said.
120cm square porcelain tiles, Capitol Designer Studio. Blackened walls painted, Farrow & Ball. Recess wall painted in Blue Blood, Paint and Paper Library. left wall in Mirror Antique wallpaper Cole & Son.
120cm square porcelain tiles, Capitol Designer Studio. Blackened walls painted, Farrow & Ball. Recess wall painted in Blue Blood, Paint and Paper Library. left wall in Mirror Antique wallpaper Cole & Son.
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originally said Veronica, I was going to the island pointing the other way - the length. But I do not want to sink on it, and so does a recess so that the dishwasher and bin -. The mirror means I can always look in the garden while the dishes "There is also a LED strip lighting under the shelf for the night." I have great lighting and a large number of different circuits, so I can always get the right atmosphere. I'm very anal get the right lighting!
Veronica adds that the arrangement of horizontal island also ticks the box stimulate space because it makes the kitchen a broad look, rather than long.
narrow Suspensions, original BTC.
Veronica adds that the arrangement of horizontal island also ticks the box stimulate space because it makes the kitchen a broad look, rather than long.
narrow Suspensions, original BTC.
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"The Table is awesome, "said Veronica." It extends to three meters and takes the legs with it, so you can fit 14 people around it. It is so durable, too; it is laminated and you can have red wine on all night and wipe the morning. I needed to be wear resistant with three teenagers around ...
dining table and leather chairs, living space.
dining table and leather chairs, living space.
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Hidden in the ceiling floor -to-bank without handle closets are two refrigerators large. Cleverly, Veronica them arranged for opening doors opposite ways. "The effect is as if I have a huge larder fridge US, she said, but much cheaper!
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Veronica had a skylight 6m equipped not only that light floods into the kitchen, but also on the stairwell until the new conversion of the basement.
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Veronica Murano glass chandelier is a prized possession and she wanted to show. It weighs about stairs to the basement, behind the double living room, which, at its end, has the inner pane seen here on the left. "If you look in the house from the street," she said, see you shine. It looks very nice at night.
The door panel behind the right front glass is a new cloakroom, built in the "dead space" that was previously at the end of the next statement. And it offers another tip that suggests more space. "It is the downstairs toilet, but because there is a door, Veronica said," it gives you the impression that there is another room that he could be great.
The door panel behind the right front glass is a new cloakroom, built in the "dead space" that was previously at the end of the next statement. And it offers another tip that suggests more space. "It is the downstairs toilet, but because there is a door, Veronica said," it gives you the impression that there is another room that he could be great.
This is the view up landing where luster locks, as seen from the basement. glass balustrades allow as much light through as possible.
See most beautiful balustrades that stimulate the stair style
See most beautiful balustrades that stimulate the stair style
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A measure antique mirror effect, echoing similar wallpaper kitchen, hangs on the landing in the basement and bounces around the light. "I have lots of mirrors, Veronica said. "I love how they always give the impression of things being bigger than they are."
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The basement has a large TV and surround sound units designed by Veronica. "These are the children of her field, she said.
Walls painted IV lead, paint and paper library. Sofa, sofa.com.
Walls painted IV lead, paint and paper library. Sofa, sofa.com.
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the decoration of the room of Veronica at the front of the house with a small original balcony on the porch, deliberately calm. "It is my oasis space, she said, out of the turmoil elsewhere in the house.
She especially likes the new carpet. "It is so sweet - like walking on air. Everything was covered with sisal before - so 1990! - And it was hard on the feet and knees
Light painted walls Skylon Grey, drawn from the Earth .. dark alcoves painted with squid ink, paint and paper library. Bed, sofa.com, upholstered in Designers Guild.
She especially likes the new carpet. "It is so sweet - like walking on air. Everything was covered with sisal before - so 1990! - And it was hard on the feet and knees
Light painted walls Skylon Grey, drawn from the Earth .. dark alcoves painted with squid ink, paint and paper library. Bed, sofa.com, upholstered in Designers Guild.
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the walls of the master suite are painted to match the room. "All woodwork is dull - this means that less space is divided," says Veronica. "In a way, that makes it very soothing.
Lagoon resin bath, Bathstore. W alls painted Skylon Grey, drawn from the Earth.
Lagoon resin bath, Bathstore. W alls painted Skylon Grey, drawn from the Earth.
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room Veronica's youngest daughter is a double aspect "pod room 'added to the existing attic loft conversion. Grey's unusual for a child's room, said Veronica, "but it is very quiet. Zebra rugs and flamingo stickers jazz a little ... It is not quite finished, but she simply loves. "
Walls painted Dimpse, Farrow & Ball. Floor painted in lead III, painting and paper library.
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