Playful pieces and classic antiques make Manda’s house a home
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F rom the moment you open the front door and step inside the wood-panelled entrance hall of this narrow, elegant London home, you are in no doubt that this is a unique and special place. Located in Bankside, the house was built in 1710, and is one of the few remaining Queen Anne- era houses still standing in this part of town. Not only is its stuccoed brick exterior completely intact, but a moment spent absorbing the honey- coloured panels, dark !oorboards, corner "replace and corniced ceiling, reveals a near-perfect
French gilded arch top Napoleon III mirror, £485, Decorator Source at Decorative Collective LEFT Small hanging bird cage, £24.95, Trouva. ABOVE LSA International pleat vase in Amber, £34, John Lewis.
RIGHT French brass table lamp from Maison Jansen, £2,501, Pamono. Abigail Ahern grey hare table lamp, £95, Debenhams. 1950s industrial medical cabinet, £1,000, Vinterior.
LEFT Art deco pressed moulded pink glass- footed bowl, £34, Yore Antiques at Antiques Atlas. BELOW Monstera felt cushion, £22, Secrets of Green.
Bluebell two-seater sofa in soft wool Woad, £1,620, Sofa.com.
LEFT Pair of art nouveau candlesticks, £975, 1st Dibs.
LEFT Juju hat in Pink, £220, Design My World. BELOW Georgian Hepplewhite bow front chest c1810, £1,950, Graham Smith Antiques at LoveAntiques.com.
BELOW Down Pipe Estate Emulsion wall paint, £45 per 2.5l, Farrow &Ball. Delicate Blue Absolute Matt Emulsion wall paint, £22 per litre, Little Greene.
The Owner Andrew Mason, a writer, lives here with his partner.The PropertyA four-storey townhouse, built in 1710, in the Bankside area of London. The house has a kitchen in the basement, an entrance hall and dining room on the ground floor, and a library and music room on the second floor. There are three bathrooms (including one en suite) and three bedrooms on the top two floors.