Decorating Limerston Street

Limerston Street is a quiet, tree-lined Chelsea backstreet of small Victorian cottage terraces, tucked between Fulham Road and King's Road in the World's End conservation area. The street's intimate scale and two-storey painted-brick cottages give it a village-like character unusual for inner London, attracting owner-occupiers who prize its calm atmosphere. It is typical of the artisan streets that developed behind Chelsea's grander thoroughfares in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

The painted brickwork on Limerston Street's cottages is susceptible to moisture ingress through fine cracks in the mortar joints, so thorough raking, repointing, and application of a flexible masonry paint system is recommended before any cosmetic repainting. Interior rooms tend to be compact with low ceilings, favouring warm, carefully considered colour palettes that enhance the sense of space.