Mid-Century Office Design

Mid Century Office Design - Norwich

The Brief

This project forms part of a complete renovation of a Grade II listed Georgian manor house. The brief was to design a formal, but elegant drawing and reception room that would showcase two large commissioned oil paintings.

A concealed television was required, together with some other ‘fun’ or playful design elements. Overall the design needed to be in keeping with the period property whilst incorporating modern elements such as the contemporary style paintings and modern fire.

About The Project

'‘The previous living room was originally two rooms that had been knocked into one, which created a rather long space with some awkward recesses and angles, including a curved wall and a beautiful curved window. This had made it difficult for my clients to fit in furniture and make full use of the space, and resulted in one end of the room being unused.

To make best use of this space, I designed bespoke bookcases and tall storage cabinets that were hand-made and hand painted. My skilled team had to work around uneven walls, curves, brick columns and

lintels. These built-in storage areas, together with the new made to measure ceiling coving and ceiling roses helped create newly defined and clean lines around the whole room.

For the colour palette, I wanted to add some classic and rich colours. We painted all the bespoke cabinetry in Farrow and Ball ‘Railings’ with brass hardware, and the curtains were charcoal velvet. The original pine floorboards were restored and revived and the rest of the soft furnishings and prints on the wall added

the wall added some pops of colour. The Herman Miller ceiling lights chosen by my clients provided a mid-century classic design element to the room that was both understated and beautiful.

I am delighted with how this room looks now, it seems to get better with each visit to the property!’

Rebecca Coulby

What Our Client Says

We contacted Rebecca about a full-house renovation and how best to break the work down into more manageable chunks. Our initial consultations were fantastic, creative and in-depth, with Rebecca reviewing the whole house, our preferences, priorities, tastes and needs.

She produced amazing designs for our first chunk of work, to the living room and kitchen, covering almost the whole ground floor. Her ideas transformed both the rooms, making an awkward living/dining room feel like one lovely big living room, and making the kitchen/diner contain all the practical storage and space we needed. The designs completely fit our modern/modernist/minimalist/nordic style and we were extremely excited to get the work done.

The quality of the work itself was outstanding. I feel like I don't trust anyone else to touch the house now! Everything is high quality, solidly built and beautifully done. As we both work from home, we're here all the time and it makes a huge difference to our quality of life. We can't wait to get the next round of work done and massive thanks to Rebecca, Lloyd and the team. We won't be using anyone other than Coulby Interiors to do future work. THANK YOU!

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