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"A Classically English Attitude\nProportion and Scale Support Traditional Themes in a Graceful London Town House\nIn London, architect Anthony Collett and designer David Mlinaric teamed up to renovate a 19th-century town house. A screen made from 18th-century Chinese painted leather panels sits near an 18th-century portrait by George Stubbs in the living room.\nA short passage links the long spaces that at one time were the living rooms of two separate town houses, which were connected to create the residence as it now stands. The Tabriz carpet is from the 19th century. Above the fireplace is a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds.\nThe dining room's papier peint walls were crafted by Robin Archer and Emma Temple; their trompe l'oeil draperies and grillwork mirror the house's real design elements. \"It was an opportunity to fashion an eccentric space to celebrate festivities and entertain,\" says Collett.\nInspiration for the mahogany-paneled library \"came from the Duff Cooper Library in the British Embassy in Paris,\" says Collett. A bronze of Napoleon sits atop the circa 1810 English desk. The view through the marble-floored entrance hall is of the breakfast room.\n\"The kitchen is a stainless-steel room with fitted cabinets and appliances,\" says Collett. \"It's semi-industrial and was designed to be used by professional resident chefs.\" The clients frequently hold dinner parties for up to 50 people and have entertained as many as 350."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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