One of the leading British interior designers in the 1920s and 1930s, Syrie Maugham is best known for being the first to decorate her living room completely in white. Maugham’s interiors never lacked white paint, white satin, mirrors and white velvet lampshades.

While all the other interior decorators were simply fantasizing with the idea of ​​an all-white interior, Syrie was making history. Born in London in 1879, Maugham opened a shop on Baker Street in 1922. As the shop gained in popularity, Maugham began decorating, commissioning projects in Palm Beach and California. Her sales network also began to expand with the opening of stores in New York and Chicago.

Hotspur Design, in collaboration with Amanda Ransom Design Limited, worked on a project to restore a 1930s Art Deco bathroom originally designed by Syrie Maugham. It is located in a Georgian house in Mayfair, once owned by the late Margaret, Duchess of Argyll.

The original glass had deteriorated beyond repair and has been completely reproduced. Some elements were impossible to restore such as the taps and the color of the tub, which was originally blue. They would have been irreparably damaged if an attempt had been made to restore them to the color and finishes of the 1930s. The floor had to be tiled due to the installation of a shower, so the carpet was replaced.

Centered by a 19th-century neoclassical mahogany table by Baker with a Woodhouse armchair by Jonathan Adler to the right, the living / dining room overflows with energy. The Choros chandelier by Barry Goralnick for Visual Comfort is in aged iron and hand-sanded antique brass.