Decorating Melina Place

Melina Place is a characterful residential backwater in St John's Wood on the border with Marylebone, lined with distinctive Regency-era semi-detached villas that retain an almost village-like atmosphere. The low-density development and generous planting give Melina Place a remarkably quiet character for its central location. Its handsome stucco houses are among the finest examples of early nineteenth-century suburban villa design in north-west London.

The stucco villas on Melina Place have extensive painted external surfaces that need regular professional maintenance, typically on a five-to-seven-year cycle. Colour choices are invariably within the cream-to-white palette appropriate for Regency architecture. Interior decoration often encompasses high-ceilinged reception rooms with corniced ceilings, painted joinery, and shuttered sash windows requiring skilled preparation.