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Expert living spaces services in Kensington, W8. Trusted by homeowners across Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Kensington's reception rooms are some of the most impressive interiors in London. The Victorian and Edwardian mansions around Holland Park, Kensington Palace Gardens, and Campden Hill have drawing rooms, libraries, and formal sitting rooms of real scale and decoration. We renovate them to a standard that does the architecture justice.
This is craftsmanship first. Ornamental plaster gets restored by specialist modellers using traditional fibrous techniques. Marble fireplaces are cleaned, repaired, and polished by stone conservators. Original timber floors are sanded, stained, and finished in hard wax oil. Silk wall coverings, curtain treatments made for the room, hand finished metalwork. That is the full picture.
The sheer size of these rooms lets you make design moves that would swamp a smaller space. Full wall built in libraries, a grand piano, a statement chandelier, gallery style art lighting. We design these so they lift the proportions of the room rather than crowd it, aiming for something dramatic that still feels comfortable to live in.
The technology stays out of sight. Concealed AV, motorised curtains, automated lighting scenes, climate control, all running silently behind the surfaces. Modern convenience with nothing to spoil the period interior.
Kensington's reception rooms are Victorian and Edwardian domestic design at its peak. Renovating them takes a level of skill and taste that few builders can offer. Owners here expect perfection and every element has to hold up.
Our background in luxury interiors and heritage restoration makes us a natural fit for this work. We deliver results that satisfy the most demanding clients and treat some of London's most significant homes with the care they deserve.
“SOM restored our drawing room beautifully. The plasterwork, the marble fireplace, the silk walls, the hidden AV. Every bit of it is spot on. I would happily say it is one of the nicest rooms I have ever been in.”
Sir Richard & Lady Elizabeth M.
Holland Park, Kensington
Three simple steps to your new living spaces in Kensington.
We come round, see how you use each room, and suggest ideas that get the most out of the space and the light.
You get a clear quote for all the structural work, the finishes and the timings, set against what you want and what you can spend.
From knocking through a wall to the last coat of paint, our team delivers a neat finish with as little disruption to the house as possible.
Yes. We use specialist fibrous plasterers to restore and recreate cornicing, ceiling roses, frieze panels, and decorative mouldings with traditional techniques and materials. Where pieces are missing we model them from scratch to match the original.
We put proper structural support into the ceiling void, run concealed feeds, and fit a lifting mechanism so it can be lowered for cleaning. We work with specialist suppliers and can source antique, reproduction, or contemporary fittings to suit the room.
Yes. We fit museum standard picture lights, adjustable track, and concealed LED strip that light artwork without heat or UV damage. It all runs through the smart home system so you can set different scenes for day and evening.
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