NB Interiors Reworks a Suffolk Period Home with Colour, Restored Floors, and Collected Furniture

# Project overview NB Interiors was commissioned to redesign the principal living and dining spaces of a period house in Suffolk. The brief balanced two aims: preserve and revive the property's original character, and reflect the client's adventurous use of colour and extensive collection of antiques and vintage furniture.

# What they found and kept During renovation, the existing carpet in the living room was lifted to reveal original parquet flooring. Instead of replacing it, the team carefully restored the parquet, which immediately reintroduced warmth and a sense of history. The dining room also retained its wooden floor, which was revived and re-stained to suit the new colour scheme.

# Living room: club atmosphere, reinterpreted The living room brief asked for an elegant, vibrant room with the atmosphere of a traditional gentleman's club, but reinterpreted with a more colourful, individual approach. Key moves:

• Mustard curtains continue the ceiling colour through the room and add warmth and richness.

# Dining room: dramatic evening entertaining The dining room was designed to feel more dramatic, elegant, and intimate—primarily for evening entertaining. The principal strategy was to make the wallpaper immersive:

• A richly detailed panoramic wallpaper established the room's narrative and scale.
• The surrounding architecture and walls were painted a complementary deep blue so the wallpaper feels like part of the architecture rather than an applied surface.
• The existing wooden floor was restored and re-stained to coordinate with the deeper palette, enhancing depth and richness.

# Overall approach and client priorities The project avoided creating a pristine, museum-like period interior. Instead, NB Interiors sought a home that shows history and the personality of its owner. Restored architectural details and flooring sit alongside bold colour choices and statement wallpapers. The overall effect is layered, characterful, and tailored to the client's taste for antiques and collected objects.

# Designer perspective NB Interiors describes their own approach as one that enjoys colour and texture and aims to help clients inject personality into their homes. They prioritise cosy, welcoming spaces that are lived in and able to stand the test of time.

# Practical takeaways for similar projects

• Let a single statement—such as a hand-painted or panoramic wallpaper—drive the palette and atmosphere for a room.