Drawing room in South Kensington, in progress,for an American family living in London.
HomeSimple Flat, Little Venice.
This flat was refurbished simply, for resale. The rooms were refigured to create a large airy one-bedroom flat from many smaller rooms. We created a large open-plan living room and kitchen, and a new bathroom.
The owner wanted to create a simple,airy and unpretentious flat with character.
It was essential to the owner that the flat felt peaceful.
Farrow and Ball colours were used throughout, and the flat was styled with furniture and lighting from Katrina Phillips Ltd in Portobello Road.
The flat sold within days of being on the market.
St John's WoodDining Room/Drawing Room
Belonging to a young couple with four children, this drawing room is part of a total house refurbishment undertaken by Katrina Phillips Interiors. The walls are painted in Katrina's own colour 'Audrey' which can be ordered through Katrina Phillips. Antique and Contemporary pieces individually sourced by Katrina have been combined to create a smart yet relaxed room in the clients' preferred quite masculine style...deep charcoal mohair, black velvet and chocolate brown are brightened with flashes of coral and dulled silver leaf.
My clients had recently moved from the Middle East to London, and the brief for these adjoining rooms was to create a space for entertaining their friends.
The clients already had pieces of furniture and art that they had bought in China, and wanted to incorporate them into the scheme, whilst creating the sense that they were 'In London'. We decided on a palette of silver and gold, with highlights of amber and citrine, which echoed the leaves of the trees outside in the garden, and picking out the more muted tones in the artworks, to create a more tranquil feel.
We commissioned a large, comfortable sand mohair sofa from George Smith, and recovered the clients existing chairs (I like to make use to existing furniture wherever possible, to save unnecessary waste) in a cocktail weave.
We made cushions of citrine silk damask, and purchased beaded and velvet ones from Birgit Israel.
I replaced the top of the coffee table with antique mirror, to add light, and lift the room.
At William Yeoward, we found exactly the right spun glass piece to pull the room together, in sparkling amber.
Curtains made from a very gentle warm pale yellow, semi-glazed linen were kept simple - with folded hem detail. The poles were commissioned from my ironmonger, and were very narrow square poles.
In the dining room, we wanted glamorous pieces to rub shoulders with a bit of rough - like a good dinner party really -
so B & B simple linen chairs and a fabulous Julian Chichester oval table sit alongside a draper's table with raw limestone top, and an ancient olive oil pot lamp.
We found the drawings in an antique shop, studies from a museum...
I like pieces with a story, especially in a dining room.
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I am currently engaged in several absorbing and interesting projects, which means I am not taking on any new work unless it is of significant interest to me.
Katrina Phillips' interiors are based in the contemporary, whilst drawing on her wide knowledge of antiques and art, to pull in exactly the right pieces for an environment.Katrina Phillips works closely with her clients to create a comfortable, serene space that is liveable, yet elegant, clear, yet exciting.
Her interiors reflect the client's personality and lifestyle, whilst being guided by her faultless eye for colour and style, trained through experience in her family's antique and design business, extensive travel. ..and a rigorous education.Katrina works through in-depth consultation and an enormous source base that she has developed over thirty years experience in the fashion and antiques world.
"I work in an intuitive and natural way, and need to understand my clients needs at an instinctive level.I work in total transparency with my clients and the whole relationship relies upon honesty, openness and willingness: I need full participation from my clients to achieve the best results.
An initial consultation service allows us to explore ideas, and for us to get a feel for each other. The way I work is not for everybody: it is intimate and based upon instinct.
It is a vital part of the way I work, and I ask my clients to participate fully in the process."
Accessorising and interiors styling:
Last summer we opened the gallery in Ibiza and as well as full design of several villas there, we have been asked to do swift interiors styling of villas in Ibiza, with great success. Interior styling is charged by the day, and we can make an immediate astonishing difference very quickly.
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Norland Square W11, details...2009-2010
Aqua, mirror, silvers, mother of pearl, turquoise, rust, lily white, water, love, light....
Minerals, olive leaf, glass, antique books, parchment, myths, libraries, golden bells, family, sea glass, amethyst, travel, fairy tales...
Horsehair, grosgrain, leather, palm wood, hessian, tea.....
Low Budget refurbishment of bohemian flat (under £10,000).