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Suki Waterhouse is constantly traveling for fashion campaigns, film shoots, and concert tours, so she wanted her West London flat to truly feel like a home. The English multihyphenate added warmth to the historic apartment, which she purchased for its huge windows and natural light, with a deep green Devol kitchen and rare reclaimed floorboards. She then enlisted designer Izzy Hamilton-Fairley of IHF Interiors to furnish the place with vintage treasures and patterned textiles.
On the open-plan top level of the duplex, the women opted for a classic midcentury look. The orange, purple, and charcoal palette was informed by a geometric area rug Suki already owned. Izzy managed to find a floral Penny Morrison fabric in the same exact hues, which she used to craft curtains and throw pillows. She completed the living area with a set of vintage cowhide seats, two linen Theodore armchairs from Soho Home, and a custom bouclé sofa.
“I was intent on having a ginormous, deep sofa made for the living room,” Suki shares. “And although it isn’t the most practical—we had to crane it in through the window because it wouldn’t fit up the stairs—it is the perfect couch for sinking into and great for movie nights.”
The dining zone is equally welcoming, with a wall-mounted walnut storage unit, an oval travertine table from Atelier 278, a tangerine-colored velvet bench cushion, and Anthropologie dining chairs, which, once again, happen to match identically. “It’s almost as if they used the same fabric,” Izzy describes. “And they’re really gorgeous chairs. So that was just a no-brainer. They pick up the purple and the orange of the rug, too, which is quite nice.”
Downstairs, Suki and Izzy curated a romantic boudoir vibe. The primary bedroom features an ornate antique chandelier, a soft pink Persian rug, a botanical headboard from Trove, and a red vintage chair with rolled arms and tassels. Meanwhile, the enchanting en suite is anchored by a striking clawfoot tub with mahogany trim. “Finding a bathtub that was a stand-alone piece was important, as the two rooms flow into each other,” Suki explains.
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Instead of dedicating the second bedroom to guests, Suki converted it into a dreamy dressing room–slash–recording-studio hybrid. Mirror-covered and putty-toned built in closets house her extensive wardrobe, which includes as many eclectic, vintage gems as her home. “Whenever I want to play the Wurlitzer, I’m usually surrounded by piles of clothes, but I love the contained chaos,” she admits.
If family or friends do want to stay overnight, a plaid Swedish sofa bed offers a comfortable spot to sleep—but the pull-out couch is more often used as a venue for making music. Combined with a vintage Ercol armchair, an acrylic demilune console, and a painting by Rose Electra Harris, the dual-purpose space is nothing short of inspirational. It’s ideal for the creative steward at its helm.
