London apartment : Marylebone Pied-a-Terre, London

 London residence of a couple from Los Angeles

Design : Maddux Creative

Photos  ©  Michael Sinclair

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Maddux Creative :

This pied-à-terre in a 1920s building in Marylebone was replete with period details.

 The two-bedroom apartment is the London residence of a Los Angles based couple

 who wanted an elegant canvas to display their growing contemporary art collection.

The residence had incredible features to work with which provided the scheme

 with a sense of timelessness and character, such as original mouldings and parquet

 flooring. We felt it was important to blur the line between being able to tell

 if something was original or new which allowed us to push

 boundaries and flex our artistic ideas.

The main room contains both the sitting and dining areas and to ensure a gradual

 transition between these areas we used a combination of shades to layer shapes

 over the existing wall panelling. Colour experimentation continued in the

 adjoining library with three different shades of green to

 highlight the original mouldings.

The residence is a mix of bespoke, contemporary, and vintage pieces with clean

 lines and simple yet interesting forms which playfully complement each other.

Given this apartment isn’t the owners main residence, the kitchen wasn't high

 on their list of priorities in terms of space – they love to eat out when in town. 

The galley kitchen is small but perfectly formed.

The property has two ensuite bathrooms. We created a unifying theme for both, 

with intricate Jean Cocteau inspired mosaic floors, and polished plaster walls. 

Soft colour palettes for all sanitary ware (what a joy to have options other

 than white!) and curved arches evoke a feeling of 1920’s glamour,

 intrinsic to the fabric of the building.

A playful panelled powder room. We worked with Isabelle Day to develop

 a loose, illustrative hand painted faux panel motif drawn from works

 from the same period by French artist from Christian Berard.

The soft pink in the guest bedroom makes for a room which feels fresh.

Featuring original cabinetry and decorative mouldings, we juxtaposed vintage

 and contemporary elements of several periods and styles to create a soft and

 subtle space for slumber, featuring a magical artwork from

 Lorna Simpson above the bed.

The dark blue in the master bedroom gives a soulful backdrop which allowed

 us to create a unique curation of textures achieved through bespoke textiles.