Steal This Look: A Terracotta Dining Room in East London

Interior designer Lucy Currell of Studio Iro was looking for a healthy dose of color for her East London house. Modeled after the bold swatches of Mexican architect Luis Barragan and the considered decor of Jim Ede’s Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, her vibrant living room places terracotta tones at center stage. Here is a profile of the key elements that make up the space.

Above: Natural wood tones and gray paint complementing the rich terracotta color.

Above: The ground floor looking from a small living space to the bright kitchen.

Materials

Above: The walls are Dulux Trade True Terracotta 2900 Paint.

Above: The door frames are painted with Atelier Ellis Paper & String Paint.
Above: Throughout the house, Currell utilized the Mexican tiles from Milagros. The Milagros M001 Mexican White Tile is $0.66 each.

Lighting

Above: The ribbed sconce in the dining room is no longer available but also from Astro Plaster, are ready-to-install wall planters that can be painted to match the walls behind.
Above: The pendant is the deVOL Creamware Pendant Light for $390.

Furniture & Accessories

Above: The chairs are Vintage Manila Chairs once made by Val Padilla for Jasper Conran; £3,400 for a set of 6 six chairs is available at Decorative Collective.
Above: An oversized terracotta planter with a similar style to the pieces seen in the dining room is the Billy Cotton Small Terracotta Column Planter for $1,350 at MARCH.

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