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Inside the Project · St James's, London
Location
St James’s, Central London
Room
Dressing room, the final room completed
Programme
Part of a 12-month penthouse refurbishment
Signature
Curved island with an ivory onyx top
Build Partner
R&K Bathrooms (structural build)
The aim was to turn a standard dressing area into a private boutique.
It had to show off a genuine love of fashion and make getting ready feel like a ritual rather than a routine.
In Her Words
“This room just fills me with joy… This is the nicest dressing room I think I’ve ever, ever been in.”Ampika
Ampika shows us around the finished dressing room and talks about how she uses it every day.
The Dressing Room · Film · 4 min
We developed the dressing room through a series of renders, refining the island, display niches and mirrored wardrobes. The finished room follows them detail for detail.
The dressing room was the last space completed in the penthouse, closing a twelve-month refurbishment.
Ampika’s hands-on, detail-driven approach made sure every finish matched the overall vision.
You reach the room through a darker, more intimate space, so it is revealed gradually.
The contrast makes stepping in feel like entering a private world: bright, reflective and unapologetically glamorous.
A large curved island with an ivory onyx top anchors the room and gives a proper surface for styling and getting ready.
Generous drawers sit alongside open shelving for shoes, so favourite pieces stay on show and close at hand.
Gold is used as a material rather than an accent: on the ceiling, in the backlit display niches and on the island.
The ivory cabinetry is painted, buffed and polished to a near-liquid gloss, and mirrored wardrobe doors multiply the light from the chandelier.
Handbags, shoes and accessories are displayed to be enjoyed rather than hidden away.
Each section is sized for what it holds, from long hanging to small accessories, so the room feels organised without ever feeling rigid.
Cabinetry
High-gloss ivory lacquer, mirrored wardrobe doors, gilt trim
Island
Curved island with ivory onyx top and open shoe shelving
Display
Backlit niches lined in crumpled gold leaf
Ceiling
Gold leaf with a crystal chandelier
Feature
Sculptural splash mirror set into a stone wall
Lighting
Concealed LED and feature lighting
Ivory, gold and mirror, photographed on the final shoot.
★★★★★ 5.0 from 21 Google reviews
Talk to the design team behind this room, or start with our Look Book of recent projects. Everything is designed and made to order in our own workshop.
The final shoot, led by photographers Paul Craig and Arthur Siuksta, was full of personality and fun.
The behind-the-scenes moments show a room made to be lived in, enjoyed and shared.
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