The walls of the studio have been lined in yellow satin, inspired by Whistler's painting, 'The Yellow Room'.

Artist Studios

Brimming with the spirit of a once Bohemian neighborhood, Studio Mackereth was commissioned to restore and extend this spectacular former artist studio. With historical residents including the great painters James Whistler, Augustus John and John Singer Sargent, the Grade II-listed building saw a thrilling stream of visitors through the decades including Oscar Wilde, The Mitford Sisters, as well as Mick Jagger, Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana who later sat for portraits by the artist Nelson Shanks.

After sensitive negotiation, planning permission was granted to create a unique and luxurious 5000sq ft apartment including a new, contemporary subterranean link beneath the re-landscaped garden in this tranquil Chelsea setting. Construction and interior design of this project was completed in June 2016.

Location: Chelsea, London

Date: 2017

Client: Private

Floor Area: 500 sqm

Photographer: Catherine Gratwicke

Gardens Illustrated - Pools of Green
April 2019
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The Telegraph Luxury
Winter 2016
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With incredible care and attention, Studio Mackereth has transformed the space for the 21st century, but in doing so, has managed to artfully reinstate the spirit of its past.
Becky Sunshine, Journalist
Studio Mackereth designed a bespoke dining table, handmade using 8,000 year old oak and inlaid with brass.
The library on the ground floor lined out with fumed oak bookshelves, offers a quiet, contemplative space.
The new leather staircase twists elegantly between the floors and is a luxurious and contemporary sculptural addition to the building.
The games room with cinema projection and bar room hidden behind timber panelled walls.
The guest bedroom with clouds wallpaper by Piero Fornasetti.
The master bathroom is clad in Arabascato marble with inlaid brass.
Sunlight through a 1960's bronze sculpture creates intriguing shadows against a matt black garden wall.
A metal tree sculture by Jivko Sedlarski is silhouetted against the yew hedge.
The brick facade of the Artists Studios.