Houses are not static places, they change and evolve as we do. Nowhere is this more evident or celebrated than in the kaleidoscopic home that fashion stylist and Collagerie founder Lucinda Chambers has created over the last 30 years in west London. Its generous proportions have housed herself and her husband, their three now grown-up sons and a cat, chopping and changing over the course of three decades to work for every stage.
Now, at what Lucinda calls a time of “sailing into calmer waters”, it tells the story of a family's life together, full of pieces collected from flea markets around the world, as well as high street finds that Lucinda has a magpie eye for sourcing. Luckily for admirers of her vibrant style, she's shared some shoppable buys from her house, so we can all get in on the magic formula.
In the downstairs living room
The downstairs living room is painted in cheery red and yellow, which Lucinda let one of her sons pick “at a time when he was obsessed with lego”. Far from layering a muted aesthetic with the bright walls, instead the room is filled with an array of texture and pattern, including rugs and cushions of Lucinda's own design for Colville.
In the kitchen
The kitchen is the most neutral room in the house, with off-white walls and cabinets and a tomato red AGA that came with the house. In her characteristic style, a hodge podge of memories and pieces from around the globe mix with high street buys in the light-filled space.
In the dining room
Adjoining the kitchen is by far the brightest room of the house–the dining room, which is a near neon yellow. Lucinda has hung baskets and plates on the walls, and surrounded a pretty wooden farmhouse table with an array of different chairs.
In the bedroom
The master bedroom is a pretty space, with soft pinks and natural fibres creating a calming feel. A vintage kantha covers the bed, though a Colville blanket could do the same job. The headboard is a rattan design inspired by peacock feathers.
In the upstairs sitting room
The upstairs sitting room perhaps characterises Lucinda's style best; it is effortlessly comfortable, stylish and full of a mix of pieces and furniture sourced from flea markets, antiques dealers, designers and high street brands alike.
