Victorian Townhouse, Highgate -
LLI Design
LLI Design have recently completed a
total refurbishment of a 3 storey Victorian
townhouse on a leafy residential road in
Highgate, a desirable residential area of
North London. Layout
Our clients wanted to create a warm,
comfortable home with modern touches.
Although the house was in reasonable
condition, the joinery and fittings throughout
the house were dated, had been well
used and looked tired. Many of the period
features had been stripped out and those
that remained had not been maximised.
The house lacked character and personality
although it benefited from ‘good bones’,
nicely proportioned rooms, a delightful
garden and a handsome exterior. The ground floor comprised of a generous
hall leading to 2 connecting reception rooms
and at the end of the hall an extended
kitchen. There was a small WC and stairs
down to the cellar. It was decided to leave
the cellar as it was and use it for additional
storage.
LLI Design felt that more could be made
of the period features, enhancing some
and reinstating others to bring out more
of the Victorian feel of the property. The
brief was to create a warm, comfortable
and welcoming home referencing and
emphasising the house’s Victorian past as
well as adding more contemporary elements
to the scheme.
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The house comprised of c. 2500 sqft / 230
sqm spread out over 3 floors including a
cellar and a lovely rear garden.
The first floor is divided into 2 bedroom
suites. The Master Suite; comprising a good
size principle bedroom with steps down to
an ensuite and off the master bedroom, a
small dressing room.
We created a Nursery Suite at the front of
the house comprising of a sizeable bedroom
and an ensuite bathroom.
On the half landing up to the second floor
is a kid’s bedroom and on the top floor a
Family Bathroom, Guest bedroom and a
generous Study Room.