Houzz Tour: A Compact Flat Authority Ex-local to London is Transformed

Houzz Tour: A Compact Flat Authority Ex-local to London is Transformed - " This was a really nice project and was not too complex" Katy said Stevenson Bretton, who redesigned the interior of this third floor apartment in a building of the former local authority in Hackney, London. She spied the possibility of adding a second chamber, moving the kitchen and creating a living room and kitchen open space instead, and had fun bringing the tired decor update. a clever mix of investment purchases, such as good equipment, and budget solutions combine to make this home beautifully adapted to life in the 21st century.

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Houzz at a glance
Who lives here Two professional women
Location Hackney, London
Size 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
property an apartment in a former local authority building on the third floor
designer Katy Stevenson Bretton Katy SB

Photos by Kristy Noble

The apartment was no major structural problems when asked to Katy Stevenson Bretton reorganize him. "The thing that you find with the buildings of local authorities is the apartments are well proportioned," she said. "That's why it's easy to look at the floor plan and see how it can be improved and how you can make the space work a little harder."

The apartment had to the origin of a large living room with a dining room in the back. Stevenson Bretton decided to convert into a kitchen and space combined life. "There is a large peninsula to eat," she said. "All the spacesuits how people want to live today."

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the apartment was well appointed and sound, but looked dull and tired. "There were disgusting carpets, bland magnolia paint and a bathroom to really any cream, too," says Stevenson Bretton. " We tore the old kitchen and bathroom, has a little work to remove pipes, added a new kitchen in the living room and the rest of the project was cosmetic."

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ripping the carpet revealed the original plates. "They were in good condition and are now discovered, probably for the first time," says Stevenson Bretton. She had sanded and stained back. "It was a huge bonus, as new flooring will never look as good as the original," she adds. "These cards are narrower than the advice you usually buy today, too."

Fabric flex cable plug-in set pendant light bulb, Lighting Co. Vendimia Oak bar stools, Mar-den. G cushion eometric, Room39.

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the kitchen was originally located in what is now the second bedroom. Stevenson Bretton equipped with a new kitchen in the large living space, selecting single units without handles in a soft gray.

The faucet and sink were in the original kitchen. "They were the only things we managed to recycle the apartment as it was before," says Stevenson Bretton

Units with Luca doors B & Q painted lamp Gray Room, Farrow & Ball plate;. extractor, both Smeg

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simple white subway tile with clean white grout make a fresh backsplash and contemporary. the same tiles were used in the room bath with dark grout to give them a different feel.

subway white tiles, walls and floors.

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things "We bought such as lighting Ikea, but spent more on units kitchen and household appliances, "said Stevenson Bretton. "The idea was that it is a nice place to cook with good equipment, not the kind of cheap laminate rehash you often see in a rental authority of the former local"

Hob, Smeg.

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the bathroom was tired and beige. "W ao separate shower cabin, which was a bit tacky "says Stevenson Bretton," then put the new bathroom exactly the same place. "

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"We went for all sanitaryware traditional style," said the designer, "but just chose the most contemporary tiles and a nice sauce."

Plants add green bursts throughout the apartment; some are false, including the plant in the cream near the pool.

For a sink and a shower similar, try Burlington Edwardian chrome basin and wash stand; Hudson Reed Triple Exposed Shower Valve with luxury rigid Riser Kit, both Victorian Plumbing. white subway tiles, Walls and floors. False plant, Abigail Ahern. Tumbler (used for toothbrushes), Falcon Enamelware. LILLÅNGEN mirror cabinet, Ikea.

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"This small unit shelving wire is simply the bathroom," says Stevenson Bretton. "It's something that feels different, and it gives a little more interesting element of the bathroom, beyond the sanitaryware."

wire rack wall, Cox & Cox.

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the same fresh palette was used throughout the apartment. "It creates a harmonious feeling," says Stevenson Bretton. "It's not a great apartment. When you enter through the front door, you can see in all rooms, to continue the program throughout works really well. "An added bonus is that using the same colors works to be more economical than using a lot of pots of different shades.

The carpet is a man-made budget design that is resistant wear. "he really nice, much like coir, and works with other accessories, but it was cheap," says Stevenson Bretton. The framework of wooden bed has been updated with a gray linen cover for the headboard

The walls and ceilings painted in blackened, Farrow & Ball. Worklight Elliott, John Lewis. wooden box, vintage. Berber carpet in Norfolk Fudge, available from many carpet retailers. Festoon lights Lights4Fun.

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basic wardrobe carcasses were treated for American walnut doors announced. "It was a bit extravagant!" Said Stevenson Bretton. "I was including some custom millwork in another project and knew the carpenter had a few drops of this wood. There was enough to make these doors wardrobe. "

Knappa pendant lamp, Ikea. Cover, bought in Morocco. Black and white striped bag (left) Urbanara. geometric cushion Peachy (right), Ferm Living . Geometric yellow and black stripy cushion (middle), Debenhams.

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This plan shows the dish it is today, with two bedrooms. it is now the second chamber (not pictured) was behind the kitchen.

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