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Watford Loft

When originally approached, the first thing I asked for were the vertical elevations to see where head height was available.

Watford Loft, Watford - interior design by Balance DesignWatford · 2022
Type
Extensions
Location
Watford
Delivered
2022
from the studio -

How the room came together.

The brief

When originally approached, the first thing I asked for were the vertical elevations to see where head height was available. The architect hadn’t produced any, which is why the client was left in the dark about what the space could – and couldn’t do. We talked through what was available layout wise and how to best incorporate low lying built in storage. We also developed a soft, natural palette using heathers and plaids to give it a grown up feel with touches of pink and electric blue for bite. Furnishings were kept to a minimum but coordinated to make the space feel curated and chosen, rather than something the client had been left with. Gradually, from out of the disappointment of the restricted head height, we fashioned a space that the client was able to fall in love with that felt grown up and cherished.

what Mandy Mahon said -
I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Vicki on what had been a rather stressful loft conversion. I contacted her quite late in the process because we realised that the head height we were getting wasn’t as high as we had expected and the space was much more awkward than it looked on paper. Immediately, Vicki spotted the issues in our plans and helped us to rearrange the space to get the most that we could from it. Then she worked with me to chose a beautiful colour palette and proposed design ideas that I would never have thought of. Even her help choosing paint colours has meant that we won’t need to go through the 20+ samples we might usually try!! I am now really excited about getting her design completed and moving into our new room.
Mandy Mahon · Watford · December 2020
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