De Gournay heiress Hannah Cecil Gurney’s vibrant home in London showcases both her vibrant personality and her family’s wallpaper business perfectly
When it comes to style, there is one designer whose aesthetic is truly timeless, as Hannah Cecil Gurney discovered in the course of decorating her home in Battersea, London. For her living room, Gurney, the director of British wallpaper company De Gournay and daughter of its founder Claud Cecil Gurney, used a chocolate brown wallpaper inspired by Coco Chanel; the chinoiserie design perfectly sets the formal yet homely mood for the space.
“It is based on the famous Coromandel screens in Coco Chanel’s iconic Parisienne apartment,” she shares. “Our wallcovering is a beautiful reinterpretation and conjures a similar atmosphere to those screens. Everyone told me chocolate brown would be too dark but they were wrong—the room feels light and bright. The chalky white design and apricot accents keep the wallcovering bright and happy.” Combined with peach silk curtains and a deep blue velvet sofa, all by De Gournay, the space “feels super luxurious and is beautiful in evening light,” she adds.
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“It is based on the famous Coromandel screens in Coco Chanel’s iconic Parisienne apartment,” she shares. “Our wallcovering is a beautiful reinterpretation and conjures a similar atmosphere to those screens. Everyone told me chocolate brown would be too dark but they were wrong—the room feels light and bright. The chalky white design and apricot accents keep the wallcovering bright and happy.” Combined with peach silk curtains and a deep blue velvet sofa, all by De Gournay, the space “feels super luxurious and is beautiful in evening light,” she adds.
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