Stamford Brook. Detached residence

Many properties in West London grew up in Victorian and Edwardian times, built a generation or two before the way we live now.

Gentrification in the seventies demanded more open space, more light; a time when kitchens came out of hiding. Here is an example in Stamford Brook.

Interior walls were removed to open up the space; the staircase replaced, the pinewood floors pulled up and fitted with oak parquet. The electrics rewired to accommodate the lighting and entertainment system.

The kitchen had a technological makeover; the ground floor extended to welcome in the garden and glass skylights added extra sunlight into the room. It’s a familiar story.

Old though this building was, it contained some lovely features, principally the iron fireplaces. They were kept in working order surrounded by perfectly re-plastered walls. The detail defined the excellence of this conversion.

ai fresco dining in west london
Al fresco dining in West London
09 Stamford
Sunlit kitchen
matched parquet steps
Matched parquet steps
comfort embellished by design
Comfort embellished by design
en suite with mirrored barn doors
En-suite with mirrored barn doors
past present in colour
Past present in colour