188 Hammersmith Road
188 Hammersmith Road was built in the 1820s as a domestic country retreat and later became the home to various clubs. This Grade II listed home had been unoccupied for years when we found her. She was boarded up and in a sad state of disrepair. We began the process of slowly breathing life back into the building and 1.5 years later opened the doors to our studio home and by appointment showroom.
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As you enter 188 from the street you pass two oversized London gas lanterns and your gaze might be drawn to the unusual neo gothic fanlight behind our Dodo Egg Light hanging in the portico. We spotted the fanlight on an old photo of the building and although it had been long since removed and replaced with a single pane of modern glass we decided to re-instate it.
As you enter 188 from the street you pass two oversized London gas lanterns and your gaze might be drawn to the unusual neo gothic fanlight behind our Dodo Egg Light hanging in the portico. We spotted the fanlight on an old photo of the building and although it had been long since removed and replaced with a single pane of modern glass we decided to re-instate it.
As you enter 188 from the street you pass two oversized London gas lanterns and your gaze might be drawn to the unusual neo gothic fanlight behind our Dodo Egg Light hanging in the portico. We spotted the fanlight on an old photo of the building and although it had been long since removed and replaced with a single pane of modern glass we decided to re-instate it.
''Just moments from the heavy traffic of Hammersmith roundabout, you step inside and enter her extraordinary, cocooning, uplifting world. I've been lucky enough to experience the interiors lit up for a party twice this last month, with every guest delighting in the chic conviviality and attention to imaginative detail.''Hatta Byng, House & Garden (January 2024).
The library on the ground floor houses our extensive collection of reference books that we look to for inspiration and learning. We use it as a meeting room and it's also perfect for an informal dinner.
Our drawing room (left and below) is filled with our Shoppa products such as the Frame Sofa and the New Wave Sofa. Our Moveable Feast Ottoman takes centre stage and was in fact first made for this room, using an original artwork by Andie Dinkin translated and woven into a tapestry. Throughout the house we have mixed our own products with antiques and vintage pieces just as we would in any of our projects. The ceiling has been specialist painted inspired by Mårtesgården in Hälsingland, Sweden.
The stairs from the central hall lead up onto the first floor where we have our offices. The walls our covered in our 'Nettle' wallpaper. Below you'll see the winding 1820s panelled staircase leading up to the attic where we have a little bedroom.
''You could say that 188 Hammersmith Road is Beata's version of....Gesamtkunstwerk - a synthesis of her ideas and philosophy for design, her attitude towards what a space should feel like, whether it is a home or a place of work. She would not flatter herself to say that the current incarnation is a perfect one: it is an evolving space and she is a creative who continues to evolve. But she is clear in her ambitions to make things better. She is a designer who cares deeply about the process and who seems very aware that it can be just as important as the result.''David Nicholls, House & Garden (January 2024).
Above is Beata's office, covered in our Willow Wallpaper Ink with a Gurli Rug in Chestnut on the floor. Below is Beata's husband John's office space, created in one of the side returns by adding a panelled partition. The desk was made out of reclaimed iroko chemistry benches Florentine Flowers covers the walls.
A new kitchen was added on the lower ground floor, which has been loosely decorated avoiding too many fitted and matching units. Above the kitchen table hangs our Paperbag Gong Pendant and 18th century pewter plates have been placed as a frieze along the curved back wall. The lower ground floor also houses the powder rooms and our laundry (below).
Photography: Beata Heuman. Completed 2023. London.