Learn to Love Your Space Again
How a forgotten landing became one of the most loved spaces in the house. Every home has a space that gets overlooked, a corner, a hallway, a landing that nobody quite knows what to do with.
At The Laurels, it was the generous square landing at the top of the stairs, one of those rare spaces that not every house is lucky enough to have, yet it had quietly become a dumping ground!
At the top of the staircase at The Laurels sat a landing nobody used. The family knew it wasn't working, but couldn't quite see what it could become. After sitting down and talking through how they live and what they really needed, the vision came together.
As part of a wider hall, stairs, and landing redesign using our Signature Coordination Service, this forgotten space was transformed into a place to sit and enjoy the natural light, with storage that keeps life out of sight, a calm, inviting space to pause, relax, and enjoy.
The window seat
The seat was upholstered in a calm geometric print from Romo's Small Scale Prints fabric with enough character to feel like a considered choice but quiet enough to live with every day. We layered the cushions carefully, mixing a couple of investment pieces in rich ochre velvet with beautifully textured high-street cushions in muted sage and soft neutrals.
The result feels layered and high-end without the price tag to match. A coordinating Roman blind from the same Romo range tied the window treatment into the scheme, beautifully framing the dormer. A small vase of fresh spring stems on the sill was all it needed.
Before: A generous landing with so much potential, furniture that had gathered rather than been placed, and a dated archway that broke up the flow of a space that was simply passing through.
The wider landing area
The colour palette was carefully chosen from Little Greene's Colour Scales Collection. Selected to suit the light, the space, and the client. It was a favourite from the moment it went on the wall. A coloured neutral on a landing connects the rooms rather than fighting with them. Quietly confident, effortlessly intentional.
The heating was repositioned, and a column radiator balanced beautifully in a spot where nothing else could go.
The finishing touches brought it all together a botanical print, an oak mirror, a trailing fern, slippers left by the door. Every detail with purpose, nothing without reason.
What changed
No extension. No major building work. Just better thinking about what was already there. Now, when the family come up the stairs, they have something beautiful to look at. Somewhere to sit quietly. The children pull the games out and play on the floor. It has become, without anyone quite planning it, one of the most loved spaces in the house.
Sometimes good design doesn't mean starting again. It means learning to love a space you'd forgotten was yours.
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