How do you solve a problem like a period property’s disjointedness? This was the issue facing the owner of this home in Wimbledon. The owner bought this property in the leafy south-west London suburb in late 2022, and enlisted the help of interior designer Filippo Calvagno, owner of Studio Calvagno, to transform it. “The focus is on preserving the original charm,” says Filippo, whose aim was to honor the property’s period features while modernizing the space into a functional and beautiful home.
The project took around 18 months, with a pause mid-process for the owner, Filippo's dentist turned client, to have a second child. This living room makeover was the first room in the house to be tackled as it needed relatively little in terms of a structural overhaul. “The home already had beautiful fireplaces and incredibly detailed ceilings, so we didn’t want to touch any of that,” recalls Filippo. “Instead, we aimed to highlight those features even more by changing the wall paint, adding new light fixtures, and dressing both mantels to draw the focus toward the centre of the room.”
