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Grain is a remodelled and extended Victorian, semi-detached location property in the de Beauvoir Conservation Area in Hackney, north London. Designed for a young family, the house connects original and new living spaces and creates a visual link from the entrance, through the family spaces to the generous garden & studio at the back of the site. 

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a double reception room, snug & large open plan kitchen & dining area.

The ground floor has a double reception room, traditional in style. This room is currently rarely used by the family and they are happy for redecoration to occur here (within reason). 

There is an original staircase leading to the upper floor, with painted yellow wooden steps & a gallery wall. There is a more modern staircase with Ash steps leading down ot the lower ground floor: these present a threshold between the more traditional Victorian elements of the property to the contemporary living space below. The new staircase wraps around an internal courtyard providing views of the upper branches of the tree and different views through the house and garden as one moves from one level to the next. 

At the lower ground floor level, the extension helps define the relationship to the garden, with a picture window from the kitchen and a window seat to the dining space. Wide wooden floorboards with a natural finish are throughout the lower ground floor, with natural lime plaster on the walls combining to present a calming vibe. There is a bespoke kitchen made with native British timbers designed by Sebastian Cox. 

There is a smaller guest bedroom on the lower ground floor & a bathroom with reclaimed Spanish tiles & a freestanding tiles, with a tadelakt finish on the walls. 

The third floor has a Master Bedroom with exposed beams painted white & a kid’s bedroom. There is also a bathroom with distressed micro cement walls. 

The family have an extensive art collection throughout the property. 

There is space for one car in a driveway & day permits are available for larger vehicles.

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