Steal This Look: Designer Rose Uniacke’s Serene and Airy Office Kitchen

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In her latest book, English designer Rose Uniacke reveals the updated interiors of her 1860 property in central London’s Pimlico area. The kitchen, unsurprisingly, is at once homely and monastic chic, decorated with carefully selected antiques and an artful layout. Her kitchen/dining room stands out, with original plaster walls, rare Swedish furniture, and a custom curtained kitchen. Here we profile a few of the details that make up the look.

Above: The kitchen is smartly divided using custom drapery. Photograph by Francois Halard from Rose Uniacke at Work (see also our post: Required Reading: Rose Uniacke at Work).
Above: A closer look at the kitchen, where an oak surround frames the sink and splashback. Photograph by Francois Halard from Rose Uniacke at Work, as featured in our post: Required Reading: Rose Uniacke at Work.

Materials

Above: Mimic the natural plaster pink walls with Bauwerk Colour’s Limewash Paint in Charlottenburg. For more on limewash paint, see Remodeling 101: Everything You Need to Know About Limewash Paint and DIY Project: Limewashed Walls for Modern Times.

Fixtures & Appliances

Above: For a similar faucet, the Barber Wilsons & Co. Regent 1040 1890s Style Faucet (R1040-1890) is $3,420 at Quality Bath.
Above: The Gaggenau Induction Hob with Integrated Hook (CV282101) is available through Gaggenau dealers.

Lighting & Furniture

Above: Vintage Charlotte Perriand CP1 Wall Sconces from the 1970s can be found for $1,300 per piece at Gallery L7.
Above: The table lamp on the cupboard is by Jos Devriendt. The Night and Day 246 Lamp at left is available through Demisch Danant.
Above: Uniacke chose dining furniture designed by Swedish maker Axel Einar Hjorth. The Utö Dining Table in pine was manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet in 1932. The table can be found through online auction houses such as Phillips and for sale at The Expert.
Above: Axel Einar Hjorth Utö Dining Chairs to complement the table, also from the 1930s, are available at 1stDibs and elsewhere online.
Above: Similar rattan chairs can be sourced widely online. Atelier Vime in Provence offers a slew of vintage options: Shown here is the Georges Coslin Vintage Rattan Set. On the low end, there’s the Monet High Back Antique Lounge Chair from Scout & Nimble, currently on sale for $620.

Accessories

Above: To source quality fabric for curtains of all sizes, East London Cloth’s Elderfield Vellum is an example of some of their fabric available by the meter; $72 per meter. For more, see our post: East London Cloth: Purveyors of Household Linens, Made to Last.
Above: For a simple, easy-to-source cast iron teapot, The Republic of Tea’s Simplicity Iron Teapot is $65.99.
Above: For something akin to the fluted white vase on the table, the Large Fountain Vase is $179 from Ferm Living.