Decorating Bryanston Square

Bryanston Square is one of Marylebone's finest Georgian garden squares, laid out by the Portman Estate in the early nineteenth century and enclosed by rows of handsome brick-and-stucco terrace houses of uniform height and proportion. The central private garden, maintained for the exclusive use of residents, lends the square a serene, unhurried quality that belies its location moments from the bustle of Oxford Street. Many of the houses retain original features including wide sash windows, fanlight doors, and decorative ironwork railings.

The restrained Georgian elevations of Bryanston Square require careful colour selection to maintain the square's harmonious appearance, with the Portman Estate imposing strict guidelines on approved exterior shades. Interior decoration commissions in the tall, light-filled town houses focus on elegantly simple Georgian schemes with chalky whites, stone tones, and well-considered use of colour in the principal reception rooms.