Decorating Dukes Lane

Dukes Lane is a narrow, picturesque Victorian mews running parallel to Kensington Church Street, offering converted coach-house and stable properties that now serve as highly sought-after residential and studio spaces. The cobbled lane retains its intimate mews character, with two-storey properties featuring large garage doors, original brick detailing, and colourful painted facades that give the street a distinctly artisan atmosphere. Its location moments from the antique shops of Kensington Church Street makes it one of the area's most desirable hidden addresses.

Mews properties on Dukes Lane typically feature painted brick or rendered facades in a wide variety of individual colours, requiring precise edge-cutting and weatherproof finishes suited to the exposed nature of the lane. The large original timber garage doors are a focal decorating challenge, needing flexible oil-based or specialist water-based treatments to cope with seasonal movement.