Gilbey Road

Tooting, South London

A complete renovation of an Edwardian terraced house in Tooting, South London, which had been converted into two flats many decades ago. The project involved the sensitive restoration of the home’s period character, modernising the interior while retaining a strong sense of the era of the house. No extensions were added. Instead, new connections were created throughout the ground floor, allowing long views through the home to the garden, with new hardwood doors making a better connection to the outside and a lighter interior throughout. Harp & Harp offered a complete interior design service, including a bespoke, hand-painted kitchen and bathroom.

No extensions were added. Instead, new connections were created throughout the ground floor, allowing long views through the home to the garden, with new hardwood doors making a better connection to the outside and a lighter interior throughout. Harp & Harp offered a complete interior design service, including a bespoke, hand-painted kitchen and bathroom.

Rear of the Edwardian terrace, rendered white below the original stock brick, with dark blue garden doors
Step down from the hall into the kitchen, past pale green panelling and a cast iron radiator
Bespoke hand-painted kitchen in soft green, with a tongue-and-groove wall, brass tap and oak island
Full-height green larder cupboards beside a blackboard panel, with the oak island in the foreground
New hardwood garden doors set into the yellow stock brick rear elevation, with a child's tricycle outside
Built-in window seat with oak top and drawers below, set into green panelling in the front room
Original staircase with turned pine newel post, painted deep blue against white walls
Sitting room in deep green with original ceiling rose, cornice and stripped pine floorboards
Bedroom in dusty pink, with the original fireplace and cornice retained
Living room with built-in shelving either side of the chimney breast and a pine board floor
Looking through from the dining room to the living room, across the new step and oak threshold concealing bespoke storage
Modern Victorian bathroom with a roll-top bath, panelled walls in deep blue and hexagonal white floor tiles
Blue-painted step and doorway leading from the hall to the original tiled entrance path
Hall and dark blue staircase, with coat hooks and a lantern pendant at the far end
Steel-framed shower screen and brass shower over hexagonal tiles, beside the roll-top bath

Photographs by Adam Scott