Grade I listed 5-storey Georgian townhouse in Royal Crescent, Bath

The owners of this Grade I listed, 5-storey Georgian house in the Royal Crescent in Bath wanted a comfortable family home decorated in a contemporary classic style. Their brief was for us to design the interiors to look stylish and elegant but function as a modern family home.

Georgian buildings have a focus on balance and proportion, with an emphasis on harmony and symmetry.

The original layout was that the owners lived on the larger ground, first and second floors, with the largest rooms facing the street. Staff usually lived on the top storeys and the kitchen, coal hole, scullery and other functional rooms were in the basement.

The features of Georgian houses that make them so desirable today are the wonderful high ceilings, statement fireplaces and large sash windows. Georgian houses are often very spacious and filled with light, and make wonderful family homes.

Dining room
Dining room
Entrance hall
Entrance hall
Kitchen
Kitchen

We produced a complete design plan for the home from top to bottom. We decorated throughout using a soft, gentle palette with colours from Little Greene Paints and Farrow & Ball. The greens, greys and accents of purple all worked to complement each other giving a relaxed flow to the house.

We sourced and fitted new lighting throughout the building, choosing a mixture of statement pendant lights and wall lights, mixed with contemporary accent lighting.

We sourced new furniture to complement the family’s existing pieces throughout the house.

Drawing room
Drawing room
Drawing room cabinet
Drawing room cabinet
Drawing room fire surround
Drawing room fire surround

In the basement there is a cinema room, laundry, spa area and gym. The ground floor with its stunning hallway and grand staircase is where the kitchen, dining room, garden room and cloakroom are situated. The kitchen was in situ and already worked well as a functional room. To update this room we added an asymmetrical chandelier and removed the curtains to maximise the view from and of the beautiful windows.

The dining room was painted in a deep purple to complement the pale lilac grey of the kitchen units. A garden room with a stunning new glass roof lantern and glazed doors open onto the terraced garden.

Withdrawing room
Withdrawing room
Staircase
Staircase
Bespoke bathroom cabiinet
Bespoke bathroom cabiinet

The beautiful Bath stone staircase leads up to the first floor, where the drawing and withdrawing room are the real statement rooms in the house. The second floor is home to the master bedroom, ensuite and a study.

Upstairs in the attic, there are two children’s rooms, a guest room, two bathrooms and a playroom, with a kitchenette between floors on a half landing. The children’s rooms were decorated in pale blues, greys and pinks with fun decorative touches adding personality.

Master bedroom
Master bedroom
Master bedroom detail
Master bedroom detail
Master en-suite
Master en-suite
Cinema room
Cinema room
Basement stairs
Basement stairs
Cinema room rear
Cinema room rear

The family are enjoying their beautiful new home.

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