4 bedroom house

Outside, an elegant blonde façade sits in harmony with Walterton Road’s rows of period townhouses. Inside, a liberating take on interior design takes place across four spacious floors. Deftly mirroring the homeowner’s artistic occupation, this four-bedroom home is a landscape of colour, imagination and surprise.

Lemon-yellow double doors open into a reception room, setting a playful tone in motion. It’s a versatile space with a vibrant palette, including teal tongue-and-groove wainscoting and a cobalt feature fireplace. Natural light abounds, filtering through an interior window into the home’s social heart beyond.

A free-poured teal concrete staircase makes a bold statement into the open-plan kitchen and reception room. Its voluminous proportions are unexpected and awe-inspiring: the removal of an original ceiling rendered a soaring double-height aspect, setting the scene for further architectural innovation. With timber affectionately gathered from Devon, the vertical wall slats are a captivating backdrop for pistachio-green steel girders.

The kitchen area is marked by hexagonal floor tiles, with a pink-toned larder positioned beneath an arched side return. The eye is drawn to a stained-glass skylight positioned over an eating area, softening the industrial edifice with technicoloured hues. A separate utility room is ornamented with pressed blue glass; once illuminated, there’s a lantern-like effect to its soft azure light. The convivial lateral footprint is tailor-made for entertaining, complete with underfloor heating. Outside, there’s a true sense of privacy to the garden, framed by high brick walls and leafy climbers.

Dual-aspect light sets a calming tone for the principal bedroom suite, which occupies the entire second floor. Blonde wood floors and whitewashed walls are buoyed with a freestanding teal bath and scalloped fuchsia vanity. A velvet curtain elegantly delineates the bathing and bedroom zones. In the sleeping area, a set of reclaimed cupboards frame a fireplace, skilfully laid with metro and parquet tiling.

Downstairs, a pair of large sash windows infuse a guest bedroom suite with reams of sunlight. It’s an uplifting space finished in a cornflower blue. An en suite shower room is wrapped in geometric tiles, complete with a stained-glass clerestory window. Two additional bedrooms and a family bathroom are cheery in their tonal palettes – note the fluorescent edges of the doors and discreet colour changes along the skirting boards. Crowning the stairwell, a skylight is characteristically finished in pastel and paint-box shades.

Caught between Queen’s Park, North Kensington and Maida Vale, Walterton Road is poised to enjoy the capital’s most varied offerings. It’s a fifteen-minute walk to Little Venice, a charming neighbourhood of vibrant barges and white stucco-fronted period townhouses. Catch live theatre at Canal Café Theatre or the Puppet Theatre Barge. Venture southwards to Golborne Road, lined with independent eateries and antique stalls that feed into Notting Hill. Paddington Recreation Grounds are tailor-made for weekend strolls, as is the tranquil towpath of the Grand Union Canal.

Nearest Tube
Westbourne Park – 10 mins (Circle, Hammersmith & City)