Storage becomes the background
A continuous pale ash wall takes the practical storage. The glass coffee table remains light enough to show the rug below.
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ROOM 103 · Living Room
Pale leather, blue wool
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A contemporary london apartment, conceived for Hackney.
The coffee table leaves the rug visible, and the storage stays on one wall. This pale apartment has room for everyday things without putting them all in the sitting area.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
A full-height ash storage wall gives the sofa a calm background. The chair stands at the edge of the group, with room to pass beside it. A glass-topped table provides a useful centre while leaving the blue lines of the rug visible underneath.
The cream leather and pale moulded chair are close in colour but quite different in shape. That difference matters more here than a large collection of objects. A dark cushion and the blue wool pattern put enough weight into the composition to keep it from dissolving into white.
The Line No. 09 is a quiet piece to spend time with. Its fine movement suits a wall that catches changing daylight. At night, the small white lamp gives the room a local centre without undoing the clarity of the daytime arrangement.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
Comfort can be built into a few well-chosen shapes.
Colour palette
- Bright white
- Pale ash
- Silver blue
- Graphite
- Buttercream
White has several temperatures
Leather, painted wall and wool take the same daylight differently. That is enough variation without covering every surface.
A chair with a clear outline
The moulded chair interrupts the sofa rectangle while keeping its legs and the floor visible.
A little blue is sufficient
The rug carries the cooler colour, leaving the walls free to reflect the apartment light.
WHAT TO BORROW
Choose the largest storage surface before the small accessories. A plain cupboard wall can make a spare sitting arrangement possible without asking daily life to disappear.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Padua Stone Leather 3 Seater Sofa with Adjustable Headrests
Living With Luxury
The stone leather sofa gives the pale apartment a continuous, tailored shape; adjustable headrests make that restraint usable.
£999.95
RM58 Armchair
The Roost
The RM58 introduces a compact sculptural curve beside the longer sofa, with beige kept subordinate to the bright architecture.
£913.99
Kerala Black Recycled Wood and Glass Coffee Table
Living With Luxury
A glass top reveals more of the rug and floor, allowing a substantial coffee table without a solid block at the centre.
£908.95
Reflection Enno Table Lamp
The Roost
The white Reflection lamp adds a rounded illuminated form to an otherwise linear room.
£285.00
The Line No. 09 Print by Rebecca Hein
The Roost
The Line print carries movement through a restrained palette; the white ground remains part of the wall's quiet field.
£119.00
Three Squares Handtufted Wool Rug
200 x 209cm - White
The Roost
Three Squares gives the seating a measured base, making the pale scheme feel composed rather than unfinished.
£1,130.00
Aahna Wool Cushion Cover: Charcoal · 50 x 50 cm
Charcoal · 50 x 50 cm
Nkuku
A wool cushion contributes the soft surface that leather and glass lack, without adding visual clutter.
£55.00