Interiors

Comfort connoisseur Nina Campbell transformed this guest bedroom with a space-defying scheme

Cosying up in the bedroom

In any conversation about interior design with nina Campbell, it’s never long before the word ‘comfort’ crops up. Throughout her 50-year career, she’s been driven by her belief that rooms should be as comfortable as they are stylish.

This bedroom is no exception; the dual-aspect windows, which enjoy farreaching rural views, have generous, full-length curtains with elegant squareedged pelmets. The colour palette combines both pale and dark greys with a subtle pink in the form of Le Castellet fabric by Schumacher (020–7259 7280; www. turnellandgigon.com).

nina draws these colours together by using pink piping on the grey-linen headboard, as well as on the chair. ‘They’re easy colours—i don’t think a man would have an issue with sleeping here.’

The problem of limited space was resolved through the use of bespoke joinery. Either side of the bed are full-length wardrobes—one with shelves, the other for hanging clothes—and, above, there is further storage space for spare linen and extra blankets.

In order to root the scheme firmly in the country, nina chose to hang a gingham fabric by Cloth & Clover behind chicken wire on the wardrobe doors (020–7013 0847; www.clothandclover.com). ‘This is a useful technique, as, otherwise, fitted cabinetry can end up looking too much like a fitted kitchen.’

In the absence of any room for bedside tables, nina has created shallow niches —about the depth of a paperback book— on either side of the bed. ‘I find it maddening not to have somewhere to put a glass of water, a clock or a book, so have done this a few times in smaller bedrooms,’ she explains. The walls are hung with fabric to create a cocooning effect. Arabella Youens Nina Campbell (020–7225 1011; www. ninacampbellinteriors.com) This image appears in ‘Nina Campbell Interior Decoration’ (£45, Rizzoli)