The Immaculate Conversion - Edinburgh Feature Home

THE IMMACULATE CONVERSION – Edinburgh Feature Home


22 Coates Gardens is an elegant, recently modernised and immaculately-presented two floor upper apartment in a handsome Victorian terrace.

Visitors are greeted by a striking original wrought iron staircase rising to the first floor.  There they’ll find an arrestingly decorated, elegant and airy drawing room. 


A triple curved bay floods the room with natural light and a lavish, but restrained window treatment consisting of swags and tails over crisp roman blinds strikes just the right compromise between the traditional and contemporary. 

Restored detailed cornicing and panelling create a classic decorative framework for chic, contemporary furnishings and a lavish gilt mirror and oversized Venetian style chandelier echo the extravagantly elegant window treatment.
 
The dining room relies on textural contrasts rather than a variety of colour for impact.  The striking centrepiece is a decadent marble table surrounded by heavily textured antique leather chairs.  Full but simple gathered curtains are topped by a distinctive and very tactile suede pelmet.  An oversized gilt mirror visually widens the room and multiplies the available light for relaxed daytime dining.  A rich dark oak floor and buttery cream wall colour add warmth and depth to the scheme.

The crisp, stylish kitchen is a masterpiece of sharp, chic contrasts.  Limestone floor tiles provide a hard-wearing but beautiful surface and the practical but luxurious theme is carried through in the glossy black granite worktops.  Simple white lacquered units provide the perfect hiding place for kitchen clutter and the ideal foil for shiny, industrial style stainless steel appliances.  Any tendency to blandness is avoided by the striking red splashback and the gay striped roman blind.  A central island unit provides the perfect spot for a cappuccino or a glass of wine while chatting to the chef.

The immaculate, zen-like bathroom is clad in elegant limestone tiles and features a practical, spacious  double shower with glass screen partitioned off from a luxurious double sink unit set into a contemporary hardwood frame.  Again, strong touches of contrast colour – in this case black – rescue the scheme from any tendency towards blandness.

This elegantly modernised, flawless home is currently for sale.  Click on the logo below for more details.