Interior Design: Studio Concept Apartment

Friday, March 25, 2016

Studio Concept Apartment

by Suzy Hoodless

Wide-plank oak floorboards and geometric tiles create a division between the bedroom and a bathroom area with a free-standing 'Vieques' bath from Agape. Brass strips edge the fabric-fronted wardrobe wall. The bath-side scenario sketched out by these three pieces certainly looks inviting, and acts as a simple reminder of how interior design shapes people's lives, the way they spend their time and even how they relate to one another.

A dramatic use of geometric pattern teamed with modern furniture creates a playful yet sophisticated effect in this Notting Hill town house.

The complements the brass taps and reclaimed wash stand in the bathroom.

Graphic curtains made with fabric from Madeline Weinrib add colour to the white walls by the bed, while a Fifties Swedish chair upholstered in sheepskin sets the tone.

'That chair was the first piece we sourced for the project, and those initial purchases tend to set the tone,' says Suzy.

Talking through her process of finding the contemporary/classic balance to give an interior longevity, Suzy fastens on many details - the fabric-fronted wardrobes, the Vittorio Introini shelving before deciding that her own favourite touch is a relaxed scene in the bathroom area of the open-plan main bedroom. A Fifties chair by Philip Arctander, which she found through a Swedish dealer, sits next to Rose Unique 'Hoof side table’, arranged at a relaxed angle beside the freestanding bath.

This open-plan bedroom designed by Suzy Hoodless and architect Johnny Holland of Hackett Holland, is the stuff of dreams.