Italianate Modern in Full Color: Interior Design Jill MacNair’s Own Renovation in London
London-based interior designer Jill MacNair has a penchant for color and for idiosyncratic interiors that “feel as great as they look.” In the renovation of her own dwelling, a 3-bedroom Grade II listed Victorian in Peckham, MacNair carried out her enduring obsessions and deep connections to art, culture, and design. MacNair, her husband Neil, and their two teenaged children moved into the house in November of 2020, just before the second lockdown in the UK, and lived in it for a year before beginning the design work. “This was helpful as it allowed me to scrutinize how to improve the room layouts, such as in the kitchen and attic bedroom,” she explains. She cold called Architecture for London, enlisting them for their expertise in planning and conservation. “As a designer, I was bringing set ideas on what I wanted to do with the house, especially from having lived in it, and they were very respectful of this.” In June of 2023, the renovation of 1838 Italianate building was complete. “...
