This immediately visually increased the
size and lightness of the hall area.
Considering the overall size of the house
almost no provision had been given to
coat storage. So as not to compromise
the size of the hall a small amount of
space was nibbled out of the generous
dining room adjacent to the hall in order
to create a cloaks cupboard. This created
a small return in the dining room; so
that this wasn’t visually intrusive in the
dining room the coving, skirting and
dado detail wrapped seamlessly around
the new return. The new return had the
added advantage of creating an alcove
for a sideboard, thus making the whole
alteration seem natural.
Nigel Tyas were commissioned to produce a
dramatic copper and glass pendant light in the
stairwell that hung from the top floor ceiling
down to the ground floor, giving a visual
connection and really creating a wow factor.
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