HEIGHT OF LUXURY
25 Beautiful Homes|February 2022
Maaike and Joost Van Dijk’s townhouse offers the sense of a luxe boutique hotel with its striking finishes and elegant palette
RACHEL LEEDHAM
HEIGHT OF LUXURY
DINING NOOK

‘Both the kitchen and the sitting room are very calm so I felt this area could have a bit more pizzazz,’ says interior designer Linda Lagrand. Walls in D-Dream, from £345.82 for a panel (90cm wide), Iksel. Acco dining table by Miniforms, £2,210, RB12

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Semidetached townhouse built in 1908

LOCATION Utrecht, Netherlands

ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, kitchen-diner, study, cloakroom, four bedrooms (one en suite), bathroom

PURCHASED 2018 PREVIOUS

PROPERTY ‘We were living in a townhouse in the Hague,’ says Maaike.

SITTING ROOM Sumptuous curved designs were added, including the lighting, to counteract the space’s more formal lines. Grace armchairs, from €739 each, Keijser & Co; in Opio fabric in Or, £120m, Manuel Canovas at Colefax and Fowler. Belt low table in bronzed brass frame and lacquered top, from £3,592, Meridian. Bespoke rug, B.i.c Luxury Carpets

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DINING ROOM The pared-back table and console are the perfect foils to the more decorative pieces. Aleta dining chairs, from €772 each, Viccarbe; backs in Peacock 03, £445m, Lizzo. Louise chandelier, £6,732, Brand van Egmond. Nomades Sari VP wallpaper, £261.80 a roll, Élitis at Jane Clayton

KITCHEN Dark blue cupboards and an extraction hood coated in powdered bronze lend a sophisticated feel. The cabinetry is by Lodder Keukens, but Naked Kitchens can create a similar design. A1965 Tynell pendant light by Gubi, £616, Nunido

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