A townhouse with elaborate cornices and a commanding staircase bore evidence of a previous owner's additions - of plasterwork paneling, gilded mirrors and chimneypiece. A grand three-bay first floor drawing room gave way to simpler spaces for informal living - all expressing sympathy for the house in design and function.

A barrel-vaulted ceiling graces the distinguished entrance hall painted soft stone colours, opening onto a large ground-floor drawing room, whose size and grandeur is balanced with enough informality from a colourful Turkish carpet, bright Turkoman Stripe fabric on the sofa and Tulip Tree covered armchairs, to give comfort. The cornice is made sumptuous by gilding the classic egg-and-dart details. A Felletin tapestry is framed by 6 prints and a large Chinese lamp. In the French-style salon, furniture and decoration was selected as befitted the room's name and a raspberry carpet gives direction to the upholstery's colours.. Beautiful (and recycled from the doors of a conservatory) cupboard doors are used in the dining room, an  eighteenth-century Chinese wall panel hangs nearby. 

A staircase that runs up through three floors required bold decoration, so a set of tapestries depicting the life of Alexander the Great was selected. The soffit recesses, as in other parts of the house, are painted a deeper colour than the walls - to create a striking effect. In the master bedroom, an elaborate carved part painted and part fabric covered pine tester bed is the main attraction, and another large tapestry appears on a soaring wall in the elegant master bath.