Gallerist Lyndsey Ingram welcomes House & Garden into their 500-square-foot Victorian London apartment, with works of art in all corners of this perfectly petite terrace flat.
“I wanted to have objects that all resonated with me,” says Ingram as the eye is cleverly guided from wall to wall with expertly curated artworks. Watch the full episode of Design Notes, as we tour Lyndsey Ingram’s Victorian bijou in West London.
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[bright music] – I’m not really sure what drew me to art. I’ve always enjoyed pretty things. I think things that are
made in a really genuine way where the artist or the craftsmen is just really kind of in
love with what they’re doing and really wants to share that. I worked at Sotheby’s
in the print department for a few years. Then I went to work for another gallery for almost 14 years. And then 10 years ago,
I set up my own gallery. What guided me in making my home was that I wanted to have objects that all resonated with me. You know, I think the best homes and the best interiors are ones that are really genuine, you know, that really reflect the people that live there, that really reflect the
place that they are. And that’s hard to do, you know, ’cause you really have to engage with it. And when you can really
put yourself and your life and the place all together, I think that’s when the
magic really happens. This flat is a really kind
of standard West London white terrace flat. They’re all roughly 500 square feet. When I bought this flat, I took the view that, “Okay, I know what I’m working with. It’s not that much. [laughing] So I’m gonna move it all around to make it exactly the
way I want it to be, so that I can live here
as happily as possible.” This is the living room, which is the main space in the flat. It also has this wonderful
south-facing window. So it has really, really nice light. I knew I wanted the sofa there. I wanted people to be able to sit and talk to people in the kitchen. I knew I wanted a wall of bookshelves. I didn’t want them everywhere. So I thought, “Okay, one big bookshelf all the way to the ceiling. So those were sort of the two
anchor things in this room. And I knew I wanted the sofa to be the same color as
the pantry of the kitchen, ’cause that kind of defined
the two ends of the space. Not surprisingly probably, I have a lot of pictures. So I took the decision that one wall would be a salon hang and one wall would be a single big thing. The painting’s by Susie Murphy, an artist that we worked very closely with and are lucky enough to
represent at the gallery. I then wanted something underneath it. And actually I had that bench made ’cause I wanted something
that was long and thin. And of course, you can never
find the size that you need. And it also was a nice
place to put objects. [upbeat music] This chair, I really wanted
a sort of cane bergere. And I found one that was a ruin, and then had it re-caned at great expense. And this is the remnants of a short-but-distinguished needle pointing obsession
[laughing] of mine. I also use this as my office when I work from home. This is very much my desk. When I was in the process of buying bits and pieces for the flat, there was the Jasper
Conran sale at Christie’s, and I saw this table, and I just thought, “Oh my God, that’s the most beautiful table.” I literally fell in love with this table. I sit there every day, I write letters from there, I do my emails from there. I really enjoy that conversation of this very old and beautiful table with all these contemporary pictures. It somehow feels entirely right, even though these things were made literally centuries apart. So this is the kitchen. I wanted a really good stove, [laughing] ’cause I like to cook, and I wanted a place that I
could have people for dinner. The fridge is hidden in here, the dishwasher’s hidden under here. The sink is very small, [laughing] but we manage. And then all of my dishes are out. Yeah, I had this idea, I didn’t really want
traditional kitchen cabinets. And I can remember saying that to the architect and the builder, and they just kind of couldn’t understand that I didn’t want cabinets. This is a holoprint from
about 1620, I think, of a dead mole. And it’s actually exquisitely beautiful. But I love that it’s
sort of next to my stove. I have a sort of habit of buying baskets in French markets, and they all live up here. In this space, I did want a really strong color. I wanted it because it made this area separate from this area. Like this is very much the kind of entertaining, eating space. And this is kind of the
working, kitchen space. I love when I have, you
know, three people and me for dinner here, and we can all like actually
have a nice cozy dinner. And I think, “Oh God, that’s amazing. It’s amazing you can do
it in such a small space.” Yeah, somehow, it’s all here, which is like a little miracle actually. [light music] This is my bedroom. This is probably the
smallest room in the house, and this is the one that I
think was kind of sacrificed to the kitchen and the sitting room. But it’s like a little nest, and actually it’s perfect in that way. We took the enormous fireplace out and made this small one. This is this amazing mug that I just found online, which I love. It says something really funny on it, like, “The real cabinet of friendship,” and then it has a picture of a handshake. Isn’t it fabulous? [laughing] I painted the walls Jonquil, which is a really wonderful
Edward Bulmer color, but in 20%, and the bathroom I painted in full color. So there’s a nice conversation, I think, between the darker and the lighter colors. The art is a mix of things. More delicate things, quiet things. Pictures that are
particularly meaningful to me. The piece over the bed is by an artist, Sarah Graham, who I’ve worked with for
many, many, many years. She only works on extremely large scale. So I had to sort of choose one work and then find a home for it. This is my beloved Dachshund, Peanut, who shares this small flat with me. And this is his bedroom, he would probably say,
rather than mine. [laughing] I knew that I wanted wallpaper only in the small hallway. And I literally was driving myself crazy looking at wallpapers. And then I thought, “Well, actually, an artist that we
represent at the gallery, she makes wallpapers and fabrics. So I rang her and I said, “Georgie, I’m gonna put this, it’s called endless column, I’m gonna put endless column
in my little hallway.” She kindly chose paint color. And I saw the sample, and I thought, “This
is such a weird color.” In a million years, I wouldn’t
have chosen that color, and it couldn’t be better. That’s her magic. [bright music] So the bathroom in this flat now was the bedroom when I bought it. It meant that we could create a bathroom that felt kind of
luxurious and comfortable and nice to be in, even though it was so small. And I also really wanted to have a tub. So this was the biggest tub
we could fit in this space. I have this ceramic piece, which I really love, which sits very happily here. Then all my sort of bits live
in these Ravilious ceramics. A dear friend of mine
had a couple of these, and I just, I loved them. I loved the proportion of them, I loved the graphic of them, I loved how modern they felt. I wanted to figure out a way that I could have privacy here, but also keep natural light coming in. So came up with this
scheme to put a shelf, a curtain underneath, and then plants above. And by some miracle, I’ve managed to keep these plants alive. I think to develop your own taste in art and to ultimately buy things that you want to live with and that are meaningful to you, you have to really look at them. And I think that sounds silly, but it’s amazing how, and I’m guilty of this too, we don’t actually look at things enough. You know, the point of
a picture is to be seen. That’s what it exists for. It’s to be seen and to communicate something that the artist is trying to share. To let pictures do what
they’re meant to do, we have to look at them, and then really spend time with them and think, “Do I like this? Does this speak to me? Do I wanna see this every day? Is there a place for it in my home? Is it meaningful to me?” And that takes time and presence. So I think to develop one’s taste really is just a question of being engaged with looking. [upbeat music]
25 Comments
Very cozy and so beautifully curated.
What a beautiful home and a wonderful person.
wow wow wow love everything
Clever placement of the small framed mirror above the desk ❤
The crafty design of her mini kitchen is absolutely genius! Please show more small spaces/rented flats rather than these ridiculously expensive homes of multimillionaires.
Beautiful flat and owner and dachshund!
I'm worried about that big blue & white urn on the end of the puffy bench! Please put it in the middle
Just wow!
Love this video! Ive been so curious about her dining table since seeing the photos, so this was really nice 🙂
Gorgeous space. Wonderful use of small sq. footage with incredible pieces or art and objects as well as textiles, textures and colours. It's delightful in ever way and decidedly "genuine" as Lyndsey says in the beginning. I wish more people would embrace having more genuine and unique styles.
What a wonderful flat and what a beautiful person, I am in awe and will work on looking at things more often!
I find much more pleasure, appreciation, and value from homes at this scale. The curation and editing is quite lovely. I tend to skip the big, huge homes for this reason.
What a truly home. I love how Lyndsey knew and knows exactly what she wanted in filling her home with furniture, placement and color. Her home screams "Love".
So so Beautiful. Thank you House & Garden ❤
Love!!! ❤️ with such a a small space you did max! The colours, art and decor are stunning and complement each other!
She's great and inspiring. I really like her!
Thank you for showing a well-lived in small space. It's more relatable and still beautiful
Ohhhhh, I love this space, hearing Lyndsey's thoughts on the space, and seeing her sweet dog sleeping here and there. Well done!
What a beautiful home.If only this lovely lady would have told us the lovely colour of her living room.So serene.
Absolutely beautiful.
What a beautiful home she’s created… It’s interesting creative and calming all at once. I know she said she used the color “jonquil” at 20% in her bedroom, but I would love to know what color she used in the living room…❤
What a great home tour!
)))))))))))))))))) щиро дякую ))))))))))))))))))) успіху !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
beautiful and cozy… love it
This is my dream home. Thanks for sharing 🥰