Laura Klein’s London Flat Is Colorful and Mid-Century Modern
Viv Yapp
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Digital creator and stylist, Laura Klein, uses words like "colorful, mid-century, and happy" to describe the two-bedroom flat in East Dulwich, United Kingdom. Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"I used to work at GANNI as a stylist so I think the Scandi world influenced my space a lot as well as my lovely father who was an antiques dealer and had the craziest pieces in our family home," she writes. Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"I always grew up wanting [her father's antique and vintage pieces] in my own space when I had the opportunity and here we are almost 30 years later!" Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"He loved all the mid-century pieces so I feel like my home reflects this with the sideboard, chair etc." Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"All the mid-century stuff (including rocket lamps and ufo record player) was my dad's / sourced from my brother who took over the business @sussexchesterfields." Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"My best decorating advice is to sit on something for as long as possible — I had some knee-jerk ideas when I bought this place but because of Covid couldn’t make them happen and now on reflection I’m glad I couldn’t!" she advises. Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"Challenges that I’ve overcome that will be fixed along the line is the bathroom and kitchen," Klein begins. Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"They aren’t to my taste (have tried to make them as much as my taste as possible) but they are very expensive to re-tile etc. — so these will be done on the coming years." Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"You know what they say... a home is never complete!" Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"I have a lot of the HAY crates — they are perfect for organizing and also decluttering a space and making it look chic so you’ll see a lot of them over my space," Klein admits. Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"I love how my bedroom is pink and the rest is white with pink piping," Klein explains about her proudest hack. "I can’t remember how much I paid the painter for the paint job!" The bedroom is painted in Farrow & Ball's "Middleton Pink." Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
The chest of drawers is from IKEA and the chair is from MADE. Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"The second bedroom I use as a walk-in wardrobe," she admits. Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
"Working in styling a lot a second bedroom was a non negotiable for me as I needed the space for all the looks and to be able to build outfits etc. — and what girl doesn’t want a walk-in wardrobe anyway!" Credit: Viv YappCredit: Viv Yapp
If a home sticks with you, it’s got to mean there’s something more to it, right? When digital creator and stylist Laura Klein was looking to buy a home, she first toured a two-bedroom flat in East Dulwich, United Kingdom.
Klein continued to tour more homes and spent “endless hours scrolling on Rightmove and looking in estate agent windows.” But visions of life in the first flat she toured — with its clever floor plan and potential for gatherings in the large living room — kept coming to mind.
So Klein decided to go with her gut and bought the home in February 2021. Since moving in, she’s made the home a reflection of her experiences — the Scandinavian touches are from her time as a GANNI stylist and her love for mid-century modern furniture was passed down from her father who was an antiques dealer.
Klein still has projects that she wants to complete in the space, like updating the bathroom and the kitchen, but she’s created a colorful, happy space — and utilized her favorite room. “I love hosting, as mentioned, so this is perfect for that and the space and interior of it just brings me joy,” she says.
All the mid-century stuff (including rocket lamps and ufo record player) was my dad’s / sourced from my brother who took over the business @sussexchesterfields
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