walking through the elegant London Borough of Chelsea, it’s easy to get carried away and imagine what’s behind the palillería windows of your Edwardian apartment buildings. Interior architect Pablo Paniagua He gave us access inside one of them. “The project we carried out here consisted of a partial rehabilitation, as much as possible given the strict regulations of this city”, he tells us as we cross the threshold of the black lacquered door. “The owners wanted comfort, to enhance the beauty of the environment and to fit in furniture and art under an evident cohesion, without abrupt contrasts. They were looking for environments that could absorb various objects and none of them would get in the way.” And as expected, Pablo Paniagua finished the floors, ceilings and walls down to the last detail, and also pampered the carpentry work, overhead and indirect lighting , and custom designs.
Also, the house has been equipped with new systems In all areas, the distribution has been updated, favoring communication between spaces – for example: living room, dining room and kitchen – and greater storage capacity has been created with wardrobes camouflaged in the canvas walls. These functional criteria also guided the phases of the decoration work. Then the heat comfort and the elegant hallmark of Pablo Paniagua’s studio manage to reinforce those touches of British style that always convince.
The door maintains the spirit of early Edwardian architecture. XX in the Chelsea neighborhood.
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Two large openings visually communicate three areas – stairs, dining room and living room – with different wall treatments defining each room. In the corner, the sideboard is a creation of the studio, as is the table lamp. Next to it, columns of a neoclassical model of the Parthenon. The floor lamp, in polished nickel, is by Soane Britain. In the dining area, the canvas door leads to the kitchen.
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The mirror, made up of bevelled pieces, adds clarity to the dining room, lined in blue. It was designed by the studio, as were the ceiling light, oak table and chairs, inspired by a model by Marc du Plantier and made by Tapicería Veroe. The Egyptian linen upholstered bench is actually a toy chest. On the table, watercolor on methacrylate by Pablo Lambertos and, next to it, a wooden box by Laszlo Tompa, of Portuondo London. On the wall, on the right, colored pencil drawings by Ramón Rivas.
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The wardrobe, with mirrored panels, is a design by Pablo Paniagua that hides the television, sound system and books. The bench, made by Tapicería Veroe, has velvet by Gastón y Daniela. In the foreground, on the dining room table, a Spanish neoclassical silver cup, by Antonio Martínez for the Real Fábrica de Platería, purchased at Platería López.
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In the living room, the curtains are jacquard embroidered, by Gastón y Daniela, with blue wool lining, by Feltros Olleros. On the waxed oak table, designed by Pablo Paniagua’s studio, a lamp from the 1970s purchased by Tesla; Aragonese fan in alabaster, from the studio; navy blue pottery by Manises; and silver pieces, from Platería López.
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The windows maintain the aesthetics of the neighboring buildings. Among the curtains were two watercolors by Darío Basso, by Concha Ortega and framed by Marcos Olarra. Also in Concha Ortega, acrylic with a methacrylate support, the work of Daniel Bervis, was purchased and placed on the desk. The sofa is a model made by Tapicería Vero with fabric Curryby Pedroso&Osório.
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Art defines space, as in this corner, the painting by Ruth Morán from the Marita Segovia gallery takes center stage. On the powdery oak table, created by the interior designer’s studio, French Empire chandeliers, purchased by Tesla, and a modernist glass vase signed by the great Émille Gallé in 1892. A wooden sculpture hangs from the ceiling, the work of Elena Morales, in Berenis. The merino wool carpet is by Gastón y Daniela.
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Furniture designed by the studio with lacquered oak doors and anthracite-colored bowl handles. On the white Thassos marble top, original vases by Piero Fornasetti, made in Milan in the 1950s and purchased by Portuondo London.
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In this shot we can see an impressive photograph signed by Leila Jeffreys –limited edition–, by Jonathan Adler. The plan itself draws the drainage area next to the sink.
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The oil painting by Francesco Polenghi, framed in a case by Marcos Olarra, is embellished by the chocolate tone chosen for the paper. In contrast to this and the stained oak steps, the skirting board and banister were lacquered white. The handrail is in ebonized walnut.
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The headboard, flanked by two cabinets and accompanied by a framed mirror, is made by Veroe Upholstery with a Dominique Kieffer linen. The brass and bronze floor lamp, purchased from Portuondo London, is a Stilnovo design from the 1960s. Next to it, a table in Moroccan ebony, mother of pearl and citronella by Soane Britain. The curtains combine white and green silk, by Dedar, and the linen cushions are by Gastón y Daniela.
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The master bedroom has wardrobes with doors covered in fabric, like the walls, in Spanish merino wool. The black and white photographs are by Juan Pascual, from his series Evaluate. In the background, the bathroom with custom furniture designed by the studio.
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Interior designer ideas: Pablo Paniagua
– A dining room British: Its walls, as well as the door leading to the kitchen, were covered in Spanish merino wool in greyish blue, a tone widely used by the studio and which, on the other hand, is identified with English decoration. To avoid the dark, a large mirror was proposed which doubles the space and enhances the light.
– Impeccable materials: The powdery oak furniture, the glazed wood for the gates, the doors and the skirting boards, the tobacco-colored oak floor and the canvas walls have formed a pristine box, which, in addition to being very welcoming and functional, has become the ideal setting to host works of contemporary art.
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Realization: Mercedes Ruiz-Mateos
