Get the luxe look
Want high luxury but without the bling? Then do as Jo Berryman does and mix rich fabrics and finishes with bold colours and paler natural materials for a gorgeous but understated home
1. A TABLE FOR 1 0
It takes a statement table to hold the double-height dining area and this one certainly does – it’s the Drapers Table by roseuniacke.com, the linear shape softened by classic Hans Wegner chairs from sigmarlondon.com. The forest photograph by Jack Burton ( jackburton.eu) gives a feel of lush greenery.
2. LET’S GO RETRO
Jo’s family room is sandwiched between the kitchen and dining room in the basement. It feels super-comfy thanks to the caramel tones and squishy, soft leather of the ’70s lounge suite from mid-centuryonline.com. The sunburst mirror over the mantelpiece looks fantastic and the gold tones add to the warm feel. The coffee table is from fearsandkahn.co.uk.
3. LACY LOVE L INE S S
Jo chose to drape lace curtains in front of the large glass and aluminium doors that lead out to the courtyard. Definitely not net, they’re quietly elegant and look gorgeous. ‘It softens the aluminium edges but also gives a lovely light, like a sepia glow,’ she says. Find the lace panels at within4walls. co.uk. The ’50s Italian pendant light over the table is from alfiesantiques.com.
4. HIGH G GLAMLA
With splashbacks and kick boards of gold églomisé ( glass gilded in gold leaf by dominicschuster.com) and an island made of onyx, Jo’s kitchen, by Jo Berryman Studio, is fabulous. Her inspiration? Carmela Soprano from the TV show. ‘If she lived in NW3, and had taste, this is where she would be!’ laughs Jo. The white ball pendant lights make a lovely finishing touch (michael anastassiades.com).
5. WALK THE WALK
The stairwell from the ground floor up to the top floor is a mix of bright colours and textures, making what could be a dull walk-through space really interesting. On the walls, Jo has painted Giles Blue Estate Emulsion (farrow-ball.com) on paintable wallpaper from anaglypta.co.uk, which gives it texture. In contrast is the overdyed Turkish rug that Jo wanted ‘as vermilion as possible’. Artwork lines the wall, the framed butterflies picking up the blue.
6. CABIN F EVE R
The garden room’s oak panelling and large-print wall (Ink Blots, a hand-painted Japanese rice paper from porterteleo.com) creates a cosy mood. ‘I’m into scale play; big prints in small spaces and delicate details in grand ones,’ says Jo. The grey chesterfield sofa in the courtyard is made of concrete ( grayconcrete.co.uk).
7. COOL AND C A LM
Jo’s mezzanine office overlooks the dining area and is bathed in soft light from the glass extension. The combination of fantastic shelving (salvaged from a local library and found at retrouvius.com) with a cool desk and chair creates a super-chic working environment. This desk is in fact a Leonardo table from conranshop.co.uk.
8. DELICIOUSLY DECADENT
‘I didn’t want a poky ensuite, but a glamorous bathing and dressing space,’ says Jo. The standout chandelier from sweetpeaandwillow. com sets the tone. The silvery tub is from albionbathco.com, with a vintage sofa from circusantiques. co.uk on a Gold Ring rug (therugcompany. com). The photograph is by Helmut Newton.
9. FEEL IT
Different textures give this room understated stylishness. The bedhead is upholstered in a plain tweed from romo.com that works nicely with the busy Rococo Mirror wallpaper from zoffany. com. Jo chose the Shear wall lights from bertfrank.co.uk.
10. TRUE B LUE
The more formal living room is on the ground floor. The vintage sofa (alfiesantiques.com), re-upholstered in blue velvet (lewisand wood.co.uk), has a luxurious feel. ‘It’s a grown-up space for conversation,’ says Jo. On the mantelpiece are ceramic figurines by pierrewilliams ceramics-art.com.