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CUBIC STUDIOS

22nd November 2017

Okay, quiz time. What date was the film Notting Hill released: was it 2005, 2002, or 1999? Why am I asking this? Well, because I can’t believe that the correct answer is… a whole 18 years ago and in a different century! If you’ve watched the film, you’ll remember the Travel Bookshop that was owned by Hugh Grant’s character – the scene of the famous “I’m also just a girl, asking a boy…” line. All of which brings me to this apartment – the flat above the shop – that has been redesigned by the Notting Hill-based Cubic Studios.

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RUSTON MEWS

17th October 2017

Designer, author and photographer Claire Lloyd is passionate about light – as she writes on her website, ‘Light makes my spirit soar’ – and this is evident in Claire’s approach to each interior project, from her light-filled Greek island home, which was the subject of her 2012 book entitled My Greek Island Home, to this minimal mews house in London’s Notting Hill which Claire redesigned completely (she has since sold the property), photographed here by Nathalie Priem. From her early career working in art direction for magazines including Australian Vogue, to more recent work as an author of two books – her first, Sensual Living, was published in 1998 – Australian-born Claire’s eye for simplicity and refined detailing has resulted in interiors with a beautifully understated and quiet aesthetic.

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POWIS MEWS

15th October 2015

Sometimes a property comes onto the market that is so unique, you know there’s simply nothing else out there quite like it. This kind of property often involves a visionary architect behind its design, or a visionary homeowner. Sometimes, as with Powis Mews, it involves both, as this house in London’s Notting Hill is the home and studio of the internationally renowned designer Ross Lovegrove and his wife, architect Miska Miller-Lovegrove.

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LADBROKE ROAD

31st October 2014

Crafted. That’s the word that springs to mind when looking at these images. Crafted, and to perfection. This five floor stucco-fronted property in London’s Notting Hill has been redesigned to create an exciting contemporary home that’s filled with bespoke touches. Continue Reading…

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ST LUKE’S MEWS

17th September 2014

It will come as no surprise to those who have followed this blog for some time for me to acknowledge that I have a ‘thing’ about mews living. When I launched my previous bblog The Property Files, back in March last year with a new design and feel, I chose to do so with a strikingly redesigned mews property, which remains one of my favourite houses of 2014. That wasn’t happenchance – I wanted to nail my colours to the mast, if you like. As someone who lives in the city centre, I’m always inspired by clever compact design, and by houses that punch above their weight in terms of what the owners or architects have achieved with a tight floor plan. Continue Reading…

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