WWhen Vanessa Boz discovers a Georgian townhouse in London’s Primrose Hill, Hutt’s love begins as unrequited love, and although it has been slightly damaged by lockdown, coronavirus and London house prices, it soon It developed into a passionate love affair. Boz, her Turkish husband, and her three children, who immigrated from New York, were looking to put down roots for the next chapter of their lives, but they knew the home was fertile ground. got it.
The Grade II listed property, which has remained unchanged for more than 30 years, has been revitalized throughout and has new cupboards, making it the perfect time for a new family to thrive. Born in France and with North African and Italian roots, Boz is a wanderer who travels the world. A student in Paris, she took a summer job with Air France that took her around the world, from Tokyo to Cairo. This experience in hers awakened her deep love for travel and exploration, and she founded her independent travel agency, BozAround.
Naturally, her home was inspired by her favorite destinations: a straw lion head in Zimbabwe, a wooden cow head in Kerala, a photograph of Mauritius by Algerian artist Zineb Sedira, Mauritius It is decorated with treasures found during her travels, including Indian throws, textiles, and rugs. Algeria. “This house reflects all the places that have inspired me and our family during our travels,” she says.
Boz enlisted the help of his friend Maria Speake of interior design and architectural salvage firm Retrovius. Mr Speke proposed a radical redesign, relocating the kitchen from her ground floor to her first floor to take advantage of the gorgeous Georgian double-double reception room. With this move, the kitchen now receives plenty of natural light each day through Palladian floor-to-ceiling windows.
“Maria knew how we lived in France. We spent a lot of time in the kitchen, so it was a great idea to have it in the center of the house,” says Boz. say. The tree views and the connection between the upper bedroom and lower living room made this central living space the heart of the home.
The kitchen is painted a sensual, dusty pink, inspired by Marrakech, and features Tadelakt, a lime-based natural plaster. “We call it the pink cocoon,” Boz says. Salvaged Dutch cigar molds are repurposed as kitchen cabinet handles and covered with soft nubuck leather scraps. A rescued Calacatta Her Viola marble slice sits on the worktop, with chic ceramic lights glinting above. The kitchen extends into the dining room and is connected by an original door. The doors have been reconfigured to slide open and are glazed to allow more light into the interior.
Jaipur, India was the inspiration for adding more pink to the ground floor living room. Known as the “Pink City”, many of Jaipur’s buildings were originally painted pink to commemorate his 1876 visit to the Prince of Wales.
In Boz’s home, walls, ceilings, and cabinets are painted in various shades of pink, with accents of tangy turmeric yellow around the door frames. Light fixtures made from natural loofah, a French sofa, a Hans Wegner chair and a vintage Algerian rug set complete the scene.
The master bedroom, located on the top floor of the home, is pared back and simple, with a BDDW Mills bed with a vintage Indian fabric cover meant to encourage peaceful naps. The changing room attached to the bedroom is the perfect space for yoga. Curtains made from old Anatolian tent fabric are used to hide Boz’s collection of vintage clothes and bags. The floor is covered with jute woven carpet, and on top of that is a Turkish kilim. A wicker lounger provides a place for Boz to relax and undress while admiring her favorite painting above the fireplace – a painting of her daughter painted by her mother. To do.
In the family bathroom, a custom vanity was created using copper patina salvaged from the house’s roof extension. Vanessa wanted to use as much green as possible and chose marble from Vert and green tiles from Galleria Elena in Naples. The cabinet panels on either side of the mirror are covered with soft linen scraps, and a soft dusty beige tadelakt enhances the room’s North African influence. Meanwhile, the original pine floorboards have been sanded and given a lime wash finish.
bozaround.com; retrovius.com