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Artwork and antiques add lots of charm to this period home
Homeowner Sylvie Morris has carefully blended old and new in her period Bristol townhouse. Using vintage, industrial and antique pieces, along with distinctive floral artworks all set against a contemporary monochrome palette, her creative style is guaranteed to inspire.
The dining area features a zinc-topped wooden table and benches, and old glazed cabinets displaying vintage china and glassware. Over the years, Sylvie has collected various vintage and industrial lights to display in her home.
Antique homeware and cookery books line the dark shelves of the fitted bookcase in the dining area.
Classic white metro tiles, deep black painted units and pale marble worktops with a deep upstand continue the kitchen's monochrome scheme. A bar fronted with distressed, moulded American tin tiles and teamed with aluminium stools separates this space from the dining area.
The extension, which runs along the back of the property, houses a new kitchen, a small bathroom, and this snug and functional utility room.
Sylvie has created a cocooning snug with comfy sofas, wool throws and a woodburning stove. This print is the 'God Save The Queen' postage stamp (1997, Jamie Reid).
In the bedroom, the white and deep blue-black paint colours mingle with antique and ethnic pieces, such as the vintage floral paintings, patterned Afghan rug and floral printed textiles.
Original floorboards, stained a deep brown, flow throughout the house and its more recent single-storey extension. Sylvie's pink antique light pops against the white wall.
A contemporary freestanding bath sits in the middle of the bathroom. Open shelving holds vintage enamel containers and towels. The opaque glass globe pendant light is from British company Original BTC.
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