An Artist’s Abode

Clifton had the enviable task of creating an interiors scheme that both complemented our client’s striking art collection and asserts its own design identity..

Sitting high above this leafy North London neighbourhood’s cobbled streets, this 50’s property had undergone several refurbishments over the years, but in an ad-hoc fashion; it had turned into a house with a disjointed internal arrangement and an unsatisfactory connection to the garden. The primary task of the design team was to create a more harmonious flow between spaces. This was achieved by opening up each level of the house and connecting them with bespoke staircases of the same design language. Living zones were created within these spaces that provided both variety and function as large glazed sliding doors frame and offer connection to the outdoors. The addition of a studio space on the top floor with spectacular views over leafy London offer inspiration for our artist client.

A complete renovation of the interior space made way for our client’s vision of an open and richly eclectic, jewel-box home. Infused with distinctive materiality, bold colours, custom furnishings, rugs and wallcoverings, and unique finds from all over the world, the home speaks to the beauty of the unexpected.