Kitchen & Utility
Handleless oak kitchen with Dekton island, integrated Gaggenau appliances, concealed utility room behind pocket doors, and a built-in wine fridge.
Belgravia Apartment Refurbishment
13 Greville House, Belgravia SW1X
A second apartment refurbishment within Greville House, this time delivering a lighter, more contemporary scheme with pale oak joinery, a Dekton-topped kitchen, and a hotel-grade bathroom — while respecting the same building management constraints.
Programme 6 months
Budget Band £290k – £380k
Borough Westminster
Outcome Turnkey apartment
Project Overview
A lighter, brighter approach to Belgravia mansion living
Having already delivered Flat 7 in the same building, the client for Flat 13 wanted a different aesthetic: lighter tones, more natural light, and a Scandinavian-inflected calm that still felt appropriate for a Belgravia address.
Flat 13 sits on the upper floor of Greville House, with better natural light than the lower units and a slightly different room configuration. The design took advantage of both, using a predominantly pale palette — limed oak, white oil flooring, soft stone tones — to amplify the sense of space and height.
The kitchen was designed around a Dekton island with waterfall edges, handleless oak-fronted cabinets, and a concealed utility area behind pocket doors. The bathroom was finished in micro-cement with a curbless shower, floating vanity, and backlit mirror. Throughout, the detailing is intentionally minimal: shadow gaps rather than architraves, push-latch doors, and recessed linear LED strips.
The living area received a media wall in limed oak with integrated shelving, concealed cable management, and a recessed electric fireplace. The bedroom features full-width fitted wardrobes with fabric-lined interiors and a concealed dressing light that activates on opening.
13 Greville House Belgravia SW1X apartment - pale oak kitchen with Dekton island and micro-cement bathroom
Scope Delivered
What the refurbishment actually changed
Micro-Cement Bathroom
A seamless micro-cement finish across walls and floor, curbless wet-room shower, floating oak vanity, and backlit recessed mirror cabinet.
Living Room Media Wall
A full-width limed oak media wall with integrated shelving, cable concealment, and a recessed electric fireplace insert.
Bedroom Joinery
Full-width fitted wardrobes with push-latch doors, interior fabric lining, LED auto-light, and a concealed dressing area.
Programme
How the project moved from brief to handover
Stage 1
Design development
Material sampling, 3D visualisation of the kitchen and media wall, and freeholder licence submission.
Stage 2
Strip-out and preparation
Removal of all existing finishes, with subfloor levelling and wall preparation for micro-cement application.
Stage 3
First-fix and structure
New electrical layout, underfloor heating, plumbing, and pocket-door framing installed.
Stage 4
Joinery and kitchen
Bespoke kitchen, media wall, bedroom wardrobes, and utility joinery installed and scribed.
Stage 5
Wet finishes and decoration
Micro-cement bathroom application, decoration, flooring, and final fixture installation.
Stage 6
Handover
Commissioning of all systems, snagging, and photographic walkthrough.
Delivery Challenges
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Outcome
The details that mattered most on site
Micro-cement application
Micro-cement requires perfectly prepared substrates and controlled environmental conditions. Two coats of primer, three coats of finish, and a final sealer were applied over four days.
Coordinating with Flat 7 works
Both apartments were in progress simultaneously, requiring shared access coordination and staggered deliveries through the communal hallway.
Pocket door integration
The utility room pocket doors needed precise structural framing and track alignment to operate silently and sit flush when closed.
A serene Belgravia apartment
The finished flat feels like a boutique hotel suite: calm, precisely detailed, and effortlessly functional — a genuine step-change from the previous interior.
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