Villa In Abbey Road

A warm welcome

London Home 299 is the sort of place where it’s easy to feel at home. Entering into a ground-floor hallway, you’ll come first to a pale-grey, parquet-floored sitting room. This room has an inviting sofa, two brocade armchairs and, in a book-lined corner opposite, a piano. Beneath that is the kitchen (smart, yet practical), which adjoins both the laidback dining room (and doubles as a playroom) and the second sitting room. Beyond the latter’s cosy sofa and family-sized dining table, windows open onto a well-kept garden.

Next, the staircase leads past a decked balcony and up to the first-floor master bedroom. It’s a mellow place with a king-size bed, a leather armchair and an ensuite bathroom. Then the rest of this home’s bedrooms, plus a teal-tiled bathroom, are up on the second floor. All three are simply styled, with the occasional distinctive detail – an eye-catching artwork, a colourful lamp, or even a cloud-patterned ceiling.