This is a home of many layers – not only in terms of having multiple floors, but also in terms of style and a couple of hidden surprises. Designed by Deco Design & Guan Pin, there are an array of evoked atmospheres at play here. There is a cooly understated reception room downstairs to receive guests, and a cosy tv snug on the first floor. A long galley kitchen diner reaches out like a warm and welcoming family hub, and an unusual garden room holds a sunken secret. There is staircase design inspiration and modern balustrades to study inside, which lead to a mezzanine level and loft rooms high in the rafters.

A House Of Many Layers
Photographer: Black Angel  

The home interior starts in a quietly understated way, in a reception room with a white and beige colour combo. The high shine tile floor is perhaps the most remarkable thing about this particular space, with the rest of the home flair kept at low key. A woodburning stove heats the cool toned space.

A House Of Many Layers

A pale grey rug is positioned to warm the tile floor at the centre of the lounge furniture arrangement. Three nesting coffee tables cluster at the heart of the room, bringing in a darker note. An unusual log store sits at one side of the room to fuel the woodburning stove.

A House Of Many Layers

A unique ceiling fan spins overhead, at the centre of a soffit frame that supports track lighting and recessed spotlights. The sofa has a floor lamp nestled by its side as close task lighting. A yellow scatter cushion and an orange throw add a couple of warmer hues to the room.

A House Of Many Layers

Wall shelves are fitted around an architectural column in the corner of the room.

A House Of Many Layers

A round armchair sits by a set of patio doors, which lead out to a garden.

A House Of Many Layers

Wood and monochrome ornaments and prints accessorise the living room shelves.

A House Of Many Layers

Modern monochrome artwork stands on the floor by the fireside, propped against a pale grey painted wall. There is no television or books in this living room – it is a serene place to chat by the fire, and to receive guests.

A House Of Many Layers

Behind the living room sofa, an open doorway leads to a stairwell. Stairs and a mezzanine landing are floored with the same wood plank. White metal balustrades line the way.

A House Of Many Layers

A snug tv lounge awaits at the top of the stairs, furnished with a ecru fabric sofa and a small white side table. Grey scatter cushions match a grey textured rug.

A House Of Many Layers

The tv wall decor is a combination of pale and rich woodtones, where the television is recessed within an overlapping wood ‘block’. Sheer natural coloured voiles blow at sliding balcony doors.

A House Of Many Layers

An open staircase design ascends by the side of the snug sofa.

A House Of Many Layers

The loft level has a shuttered window that looks out over the mezzanine tv lounge below, drinking in light from the large balcony windows.

A House Of Many Layers

Back down on the ground floor, a beautiful live edge dining table makes the kitchen diner a wonderfully welcoming family hub.

A House Of Many Layers

Three seats sit at one side of the table, with a dining bench furnishing the other side. A galley kitchen runs in line with the eating spot.

A House Of Many Layers

Pretty garden flowers in a simple vase provide the table centrepiece. A modern chandelier gives the dining ensemble an expensive flair.

A House Of Many Layers

The galley kitchen is a two-tone design with dark wood base units and white wall cabinets. White corian countertops finish the look. A high wood counter serves as a breakfast bar or coffee break spot, with three kitchen bar stools seated on the opposite side.

A House Of Many Layers

To utilise an awkward space, a bank of kitchen units house the oven and fridge freezer beneath the staircase that leads to the first floor. The wood burning stove that lives in the first reception room can be seen through an open doorway.

A House Of Many Layers

Wine glasses hang from a rack over the sink – suggesting that this area is used as a wine bar as well as a coffee and breakfast bar.

A House Of Many Layers

From a viewpoint looking past the wood burning stove in the reception room, we are given a glimpse of the garden. The view is obscured by a narrow dividing wall that stands upon a false floor, which has storage in its base. The room divider has a circular window cut out of it that frames an artichoke pendant light.

A House Of Many Layers

Behind the narrow divider we find a tearoom, where a hidden tabletop is raised out of the platform floor.

A House Of Many Layers

Red cushions provide high contrast with the green view.

A House Of Many Layers

A green teapot brings the colours of the garden to the table.

A House Of Many Layers

The master is a soothing white a pale grey bedroom, enriched by dark stained wood.

A House Of Many Layers

Glass bedroom pendant lights sparkle over a metallic cube pouffe by the bed.

A House Of Many Layers

The light wood of the platform bed is matched by a bespoke shelving unit by the window.

A House Of Many Layers

At the foot of the bed, there is a comfortable reading seat and a slimline floor reading lamp.

A House Of Many Layers

A room divider shields the bed from the door.

A House Of Many Layers

The large fronds of an indoor plant bring greenery into the neutral room.

A House Of Many Layers

The loft room above the mezzanine tv lounge is actually a modern home office space.

A House Of Many Layers

The other side of the loft is furnished with a floor bed under the eaves.

A House Of Many Layers

A child’s bedroom holds mint green decor and a kid’s study space.

A House Of Many Layers

Wireframe geometric pendant lights hang over the stairwell.

A House Of Many Layers

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