Past Splendour, Future Elegance. Edinburgh Feature Home

8 East Claremont Street combines the best of period splendour with breathtaking contemporary interior design. 

It’s the perfect seamless fusion of the old and the new.   A real tour de force!  

The magnificent main drawing room has dramatic classical proportions and two vast original sash windows with working shutters and plush window seats.   An elegant marble fireplace makes a distinguished focal point and highly ornate plasterwork and picture rails form a beautiful framework for striking contemporary décor. 

A charcoal feature wall creates warmth, drama and a sense of intimacy and offsets the soft ice-cream tones in the plaster and paintwork.    A stylish grey corner seating arrangement and a charcoal rug are brought to life by vibrant velvet dvore cushions in shades of lavender and mauve and a wonderful scarlet footstool-cum-coffee table.  A vast plasma screen which may well have dominated the room disappears against the charcoal wall – a brilliant piece of camouflage!

The  open –plan kitchen diner has a timeless, airy feel with elegant painted Shaker-style units in a Georgian-friendly shade of heritage putty. 

A bright red Aga range set into a recess forms a stunning visual focal point and the oversized railway clock reinforces the contemporary-meets-period ambience. 

Expansive original sash windows have clever built in storage seating and French windows open out onto a delightful sunny patio.   The central island with its rich wood counter provides the perfect spot for a glass of wine while watching the chef chop up a storm.  The remaining units have glossy black granite tops – the perfect sharp contrast to the putty tones in the units.    A woven grass armchair by the window provides an ideal spot for reading the Sunday papers.

The arresting master bedroom has two floor-to-ceiling sash windows, intricate plaster detailing and an ornate ceiling rose.  One wall has been covered in a very striking feature wallpaper with an oversized psychedelic  motif in various shades of mauve and red.  The basic tones are extracted in the scarlet bed throw and the striped covering of the ottoman.  Oversized cushions and lamps in monochrome tones contribute to a mood of generous plushness and a large black-framed mirror propped against one wall lends an insouciant air.

The bright, tranquil en-suite has floor-to-ceiling sash windows with original shutters and ornate original plasterwork.  Elegant, understated Georgian style painted units conceal bathroom clutter and an oversized, overlit mirror helps  flood light back into the room.   A generous soaking tub and spacious two-person shower are surrounded by tiled splashbacks in a soft, tactile limestone – an inviting spa-like escape in which to perform  ablutions.  

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