Victorian Living Space with a Reading Nook Ideas and Designs
Janice Russillo DesignLibrary features restored original fireplace, one of 7 working fireplaces in this home.
Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.This year-round house sits on a rocky shoulder of a New England cove.
The house is oriented East to West, allowing a procession of rooms to gradually culminate in the spectacular ocean view to the East. The dramatic siting of the house against the water’s edge recalls a ship’s prow jutting into the ocean.
The house responds to its natural environment as well as the Shingle Style tradition popular to the region.
Photography by Robert Benson
Colin Cadle PhotographyA gracious living space in a Victorian house, made practical by the optional use of dividing doors. Original french windows to gardens Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling Jan Cadle.
Green IsleThese bookshelves on both side of the fireplace replaced some worn and very tired-looking
predecessors in this Victorian-era home in Prahran. Finished with a stylish cornice, these are a great
way to give a fresh look to a room whilst maintaining its period charm.
Ola Jachymiak StudioNotting Hill is one of the most charming and stylish districts in London. This apartment is situated at Hereford Road, on a 19th century building, where Guglielmo Marconi (the pioneer of wireless communication) lived for a year; now the home of my clients, a french couple.
The owners desire was to celebrate the building's past while also reflecting their own french aesthetic, so we recreated victorian moldings, cornices and rosettes. We also found an iron fireplace, inspired by the 19th century era, which we placed in the living room, to bring that cozy feeling without loosing the minimalistic vibe. We installed customized cement tiles in the bathroom and the Burlington London sanitaires, combining both french and british aesthetic.
We decided to mix the traditional style with modern white bespoke furniture. All the apartment is in bright colors, with the exception of a few details, such as the fireplace and the kitchen splash back: bold accents to compose together with the neutral colors of the space.
We have found the best layout for this small space by creating light transition between the pieces. First axis runs from the entrance door to the kitchen window, while the second leads from the window in the living area to the window in the bedroom. Thanks to this alignment, the spatial arrangement is much brighter and vaster, while natural light comes to every room in the apartment at any time of the day.
Ola Jachymiak Studio
Victorian Living Space with a Reading Nook Ideas and Designs
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