Rose Uniacke: Her kitchen two looks

If you have not seen at least one of the refined rooms designed by Rose Uniacke then you’ve been living under a rock. Her perfect balance between the raw and the refined has fashioned her a very acclaimed interior designer.  Uniacke studied philosophy and worked for a furniture-restoration workshop where she learned about antiques. The latter experience and the influence of her mother, an antiques dealer as well, honed her style and knowledge of antiques and she became an antiques dealer herself.  Good antiques, the right clients and her great sense of style, light and proportions marked the path for her renowned Interior Design firm. I posted about her kitchen a few years ago. The kitchen with high ceilings, the right amount of light and absence of upper cabinets was already beautifully understated but as many other designers do, Uniacke also keeps updating and changing things around her house. In February of this year Vogue magazine showed her London home in which the kitchen has a completely different look. I can’t think of a better place to experiment than our own homes… Rose actually renovated her entire house and converted the basement into a swimming pool, and a hamam… The house also has one of the most beautiful conservatories I’ve seen. The glass-roofed conservatory is the first room you see upon entering the house…marking the serenity found throughout the house…

rose uniacke kitchen before belle vivir
In the previous kitchen there was an island, a more industrial stove and different overhead lighting.  In the latest version, the island was removed, the lighting was replaced and the stove is more modern.  Other details like the shelving and paintings were also changed…

rose uniacke kitchen after belle vivir

The antique dealer turned Interior Designer writes in her website… light and air, restraint and refinement, simplicity and serenity.’  Uniacke describes the style of the rest of her London house, as “monastery meets Venetian palazzo.”  And by looking at the grandeur of the interior architecture, it’s easy to understand why she would describe it like that…  Below, the rest of this beautiful house.

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Lovely chandelier in this amazing-looking room
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The study with yellow curtains and antiques
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 Love this dining room
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The piano room
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Love the arches of the doors and the curve on the stair rails.
rose uniacke with her dog
Rose Uniacke
Below, photos of Uniacke’s beautiful conservatory.
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In the back wall you can see a hidden door.  Uniacke had it treated to look like part of the rest of the wall
I can live in this conservatory and nothing else
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photos by Francois Halard via Vogue, conservatory photos via Gardenista

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