Decorating St Ann's Villas

St Ann's Villas is a leafy residential street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, running south from Holland Park Avenue through an area of substantial Victorian and Edwardian semi-detached and detached villas. The street lies within the Norland Conservation Area, and its broad, tree-lined carriageway and generous front gardens give it a distinctly suburban grandeur uncommon so close to central London. Properties range from original late-Victorian stock brick villas to interwar houses, reflecting the gradual development of this part of North Kensington.

The large Victorian and Edwardian villas of St Ann's Villas present significant exterior painting challenges, with complex rooflines, bay windows and substantial render surfaces requiring careful scaffold planning and experienced tradespeople. Interior projects in these family homes tend to be ambitious whole-house programmes that benefit from a decorator with strong project management skills and an eye for period-appropriate colour.