Sabrina Dupont — interior architect and decorator

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Projet Dessie

Myclientswantedtofreshenuptheirlivingroom.Theyhadthehousebuiltaroundtenyearsago,andwantedtheinteriortolookmorelikewhattheylovetoday.

Warm,boldcolours—terracottaandhoneyyellow—Afro-chicreferences,andfurniturethatiscomfortableandunderstated…

Twoversionswereproposed:onewithacornersofaandastraightsofa,andonewithastraightsofaandtwoarmchairs.Twobespokebookcase/mediaunitoptions.

Projet Lomé

Myclientswantedaspaceoftheirown,bringingtogetherabedroom,ahome-officecorner,adressingroomandashowerroom.

Theirbedroom,liketheirchildren's,iscurrentlyonthefirstfloor.Theaimofthisrenovationisforeachchildtohavetheirownspaceupstairs.

Followingthatidea,Ireorganisedthegroundfloortocreatetheirbedroom.Theunusedgaragebecametheoffice,dressingroomandshowerroom—twentysquaremetresfortheirusealone.

Projet Laguna

Forthisgroundfloor,myclientswantedtorethinktheexistingspaces:autilityroom,akitchenopeningontothelivinganddiningroom,andthetoiletmovedelsewhere.

Thefamilyhasadiningareatheywanttokeep,buttheyalsowantedtobeabletogatheraroundthemiddleofthekitchenforbreakfastorwhenfriendscomeover.Plentyofstoragewasneeded.

Asfortheutilityroom,theywantedagreatdealofstoragesomewhereoutofsight.Sowemovedthetoilettothesameplace,followingthatsameideaofprivacy.

Projet Casablanca

Myclientwantedtorenovateherbathroomwithwarmercoloursandamorewelcomingfeel.

Thebathroomiscurrentlyverywhite:whitewalls,whiteshowertiling,agrey-whitefloorandawhitevanityunit.

Iturnedtoterracottaforthewalls,tobringwarmthtotheroom.ForthefloorIchoseabeigestone-effecttileandalightwoodvanityunit.Intheshower,amosaicofsmallmarble-effecttiles,withatouchofgold.

Itmatteredtometoplayonmaterials,onnaturalelementsandonthecolourofthewalls,tomakeabathroomthatmetmyclient'swishes.Soft,warmandwelcoming!

Projet Kati

Myclientshadbeguntheprocessofbuildingaconservatory,toextendtheirlivingspace.

Theygotintouchbecausetheywantedideasforthelayoutoftheirnewlivingroom,whichpreviouslyalsohousedthediningroom.Nowwithtwenty-twosquaremetres,theywereunsurehowtoorganisethespace.

Iproposedthreelayouts:afirstwithtwosofasandabespokebanquette;asecondwithasofa,twoarmchairs,abanquetteandabespokebookcase;athirdwithtwoarmchairs,asofaandamediaunit.