{"id":532037,"date":"2026-04-15T10:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/532037\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:57:10","slug":"a-georgian-house-in-hampstead-that-was-once-home-to-john-constable-thoughtfully-reimagined-for-modern-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/532037\/","title":{"rendered":"A Georgian house in Hampstead that was once home to John Constable thoughtfully reimagined for modern life"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most transformative decision was relocating the kitchen \u2013 designed by Howark and made by Apron Kitchens<\/a> \u2013 to the lower-ground level, where it would have sat historically, a proposal that found instant favour with planning inspectors. \u2018We reopened the huge fireplace and created a room that didn\u2019t really exist before. It\u2019s a beautiful kitchen you can eat in, which also has a connection to the garden,\u2019 says James. Flagstones, exposed stonework and an off-white palette give the room an easy, almost rural-like simplicity, while a timber island and wood-burning stove lend warmth. \u2018We didn’t use a huge amount of saturated colour here because we wanted the natural materials to sing,\u2019 explains Saskia. A particularly charming touch is the cosy banquette dining spot tucked into a corner. \u2018You can seat four,\u2019 she adds. \u2018They are not big entertainers and said that is all they need.\u2019<\/p>\n

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In the ground-floor study, the writing table is an 1800s French antique with a new bespoke leather top from Sheffield-based D J Green Antiques. It is paired with desk chair from David Seyfried upholstered in a Pierre Frey fabric. The ceiling light is Visual Comfort.<\/p>\n

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The series of six botanical artworks above the sofa are from McBain & Byrne found at the 2025 Decorative Fair.<\/p>\n

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That honesty about their daily life shaped the entire project. \u2018Sometimes people get sucked into thinking how they should live,\u2019 says James. \u2018But these clients were really clear about how they would use the house.\u2019 On the ground floor, the former kitchen at the front of the house has become the flexible study-cum-spare room, while a day room offers a place to read, paint<\/a> and relax. \u2018They wanted a beautiful receiving room that doesn\u2019t focus around having a television,\u2019 says Saskia.<\/p>\n

References to Constable, who drew inspiration from the house\u2019s location for his famous paintings of Hampstead Heath, are subtle but deliberate. The decorative approach is soft, with a palette of blush and sage alongside a thread of ochre that weaves its way through the house. \u2018There\u2019s a looseness and a painterly quality to what we tried to do,\u2019 says Saskia. \u2018Nothing is too robust \u2013 everything kind of flows into each other.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The most transformative decision was relocating the kitchen \u2013 designed by Howark and made by Apron Kitchens \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532038,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,6642,7884,1120,96,77505,184127,13905,71815,7887,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-532037","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-city","12":"tag-city-houses","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-georgian-houses","16":"tag-historic-homes","17":"tag-london-houses","18":"tag-old-houses-with-contemporary-interiors","19":"tag-traditional-houses","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom","22":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}