Ground Floor - Entrance Hallway
Although the entrance hallway was a good size it lacked
character. We reinstated the stained glass in the fan
light window above the front door and side window, in a
bespoke design, bringing light, colour and texture into the
hallway.
The original tiled floor had long been removed so we
re-tiled the whole of the entrance hall in crisp black and
white period tiles with a border pattern. This immediately
visually increased the size and lightness of the hall area.
Considering the overall size of the house almost no
provision had been given to coats storage, so as not
to compromise the size of the hall we nibbled a small
amount out of the generous dining room adjacent to
the hall in order to create a generous cloaks cupboard.
This created a small return in the dining room; so that
this wasn’t visually intrusive in the dining room we
ensured that the coving, skirting and dado detail wrapped
seamlessly around the new return. The new return had the
added advantage of creating an alcove for a sideboard,
thus making the whole alteration seem natural.
We commissioned Nigel Tyas to produce a dramatic
copper and glass pendant light in the stairwell that hung
from the top floor ceiling down to the ground floor, giving
a visual connection and really creating a wow factor.
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