Rough concrete, gritty zinc and raw timber are usually the materials you’d find in an edgy loft conversion in east London, but Susannah Le Mesurier has taken the uber-chic industrial materials and reworked them into her Victorian home to evoke the warm soul of a country cottage – without the chintz.
“I’m drawn to interesting textures and grey is my favourite colour,” says Susannah, who has incorporated varying shades of the neutral tone throughout her home, “but this home is all about cosiness and calm.”
Her kitchen is filled with different textures from well-used wooden chopping boards and cupboard doors to smooth and sleek ceramic bowls and glassware, but the centrepiece is a concrete kitchen island, cast in three sections, then carefully assembled on site by her builder. “Concrete is so versatile…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2019