Having first used Zoffany’s
Richmond Park wallpaper 40 years
ago, it’s a safe bet that Linda Pratt
won’t tire of it any time soon. In fact,
she purchased the paper used here before she
and her husband Geoff had even bought their
home. ‘I heard Zoffany was discontinuing
this particular colour and snapped up the last
five rolls without knowing what I’d use them
for,’ she says. ‘I had the same design in our
first home and just love the way it makes you
fe el l i ke you ’r e i n s id e a wo o d la n d cle a r i n g .’
While Linda likes modern interiors, she
felt her Grade II-listed apartment called out
for f it tings with heritage st yle. ‘I prefer to
respect architecture rather than compete
against it and CP Hart’s London range is
classic without being too fussy,’ she says.
The on-trend unlacquered brass finish of the
taps and hardware was selected for its more
masculine, industrial look. ‘Some wallpaper
patterns can come across as romantic,
but the robust looking brassware and the
monochrome palette help make this design
feel more impactful,’ she adds.
Too much pattern in a bathroom can
overpower and prevent you from achieving
a tranquil atmosphere. Here, restricting the
wallpaper to between the dado height and
picture rail stops the motif from dominating.
Including muted sections above and below
gave Linda the confidence to carry the
wallpaper across all four walls, so the pattern
would encircle. ‘Feature walls can make a
room feel d iscon nected a nd i n a bath room
it’s far nicer to feel cocooned,’ she says.
If you’re worried about the practicalities
of using wallpaper to introduce pattern
in a moisture-prone room, Linda assures
that modern ventilation offers adequate
protection. ‘To protect the paper from direct
water splashes, go for a decent span of tile
around the basin and bath,’ she says. FEATURE^ LINDA^
CLAYTON^ PHOTOGRAPHSPAULCRAIGneed to know
THE PROPERTY A three-bedroom
Regency apartment in Cheltenham.
DESIGNER The homeowner,
Linda Pratt.
KEY FEATURES Bette Ocean
low-line bath, £706.50; Regencyheated towel rail in unlacquered
brass, £1,500; Matki EauZone
Plus hinged door with hinge panel
for recess, £2,122.80; Landmark
overhead shower in Urban Brass,
£720; Landmark handshower in
Urban Brass, £355; Continentalshower tray, £480, all CP Hart.
Richmond Park wallpaper, £109
for a 10m roll, Zoffany. Calacatta
tumbled marble wall tiles, from
£47.70sq m; similar floor tiles,
Industry porcelain in Lead, from
£26.40sq m, both Mandarin StoneThe shower space
measures 120x90cm
and features a grey
tray that matches the
slate-look flooring
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