Salon with black display cabinets and a chandelier, ambassador's residence in Brussels

Residential · Brussels

Ambassador's residence, Brussels

In this ambassador's residence you immediately sense the elegant combination of a classic background with a few fresh modern elements that surface here and there, always without show.

The soft colours echo from room to room: only a few shades, in tones that are close but never quite the same.

The interior architect wanted to give an innovative note to a century old interior and drew an explicit line between present and past. The building dates from 1920, and that deserves respect.

Designed and carried out by Marcotte Style
Bespoke furniture from our own workshop
Installed by our own team

The building and the hall

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Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-2-1024x683 — The wrought iron gate, with the marble corridor behind it.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-1-1024x733 — The town house on the corner, with the dome on the roof.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-12-768x1024 — The curtains in silver grey silk, pooling generously on the floor.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-4-1024x683 — The staircase in grey veined marble, with a wrought iron balustrade.

The living room

The combination of styles always stays understated. Glossy objects that recall Hollywood glamour have no place here. The visitor, and the resident too, are impressed instead by the subtle taste of harmony, and take away a sense of calm.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-8-1024x768 — The bookcases flank the marble fireplace.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-7-768x1024 — The rooms lie in enfilade, with the same chandeliers on the axis.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-9-1024x766 — The arch was kept; the cabinets are built into the recess.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-11-1024x774 — A view through to the dining room, with the black display cabinets on either side.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-10-1024x683 — The seating area with two black velvet armchairs on a grey rug.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-5-1024x683 — The living room with two sofas facing each other, on herringbone parquet.

The dining room

The interior architect nonetheless wanted to bring an innovative note to this century old interior, drawing an explicit line between present and past. The building dates from 1920 and that deserves to be honoured.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-14-768x1024 — The wall of cabinets in light grey, with the television between the compartments.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-13-768x1024 — Detail: a carved ornament in white, on a black plinth.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-6-768x1024 — The chandelier with black shades, against the silver curtain.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-16-1024x683 — The reception room looking towards the balcony doors.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-15-1024x683 — The dining table for twelve, under a second chandelier.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-17-768x1024 — The arched opening with carved plasterwork above the doors.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-18-768x1024 — The fireplace in dark marble, with glassware on it.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-19-768x1024 — Detail: the brass switches, with porcelain push buttons.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-20-756x1024 — The crystal chandelier, with shades in black.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-21-1024x683 — An armchair by the window, with the radiator concealed in the sill.

The reception room

Our client is someone who likes our style and finds the total concept appealing. Rather than buying a piece of furniture here and a rug there and adding a coat of paint, a complete interior is proposed, entirely in harmony. That is how you come to feel truly at home in a scheme that has since appeared in several magazines and books.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-22-1024x769 — The fireplace with a carved surround, with two storm lanterns on it.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-23-1024x683 — The double doors stand open between the two reception rooms.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-25-1024x683 — The view over the avenue at dusk.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-26-753x1024 — The dining table stands beside the fireplace, with chairs in grey velvet.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-24-1024x683 — The balcony doors with the silk curtains, down to the parquet.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-27-768x1024 — Detail: a stone bust behind glass.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-28-768x1024 — Detail: storm lanterns with a wire mesh around the glass.

The kitchen

The kitchen has become a modern version of an old castle kitchen. The horizontal wooden boards make the whole crisper and call to mind walls of cut natural stone.

From our collection Dining tables Dining chairs

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-29-682x1024 — The corridor to the kitchen, with wooden panelling on the walls.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-30-1024x683 — The kitchen in grey green lacquer, with a dark stone top.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-31-765x1024 — The washing machine is tucked away behind a cupboard door.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-33-768x1024 — The dining corner in the kitchen, with tiles as wall decoration.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-32-1024x763 — The white metro tile continues behind the worktop.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-34-1024x768 — The range sits in a recess, with a shelf above it.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-39-1024x683 — The Cinquantenaire park, within walking distance of the house.

The four poster bedroom

Most of our complete interiors are published in magazines. That is how the same line is carried through the whole house. Here and there a crisper note within the retro style gives the interior another shape: younger and fresher, but always with a certain class.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-36-756x1024 — The roll top bath on feet, against the black tiled wall.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-35-766x1024 — The basins in white porcelain, with the black tile as a backdrop.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-41-765x1024 — The four poster bed in light wood, in front of the window with silk curtains.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-40-763x1024 — The wall of cupboards and the fireplace face the bed.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-37-752x1024 — Detail: the chrome tap with porcelain handles.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-42-1024x761 — The four poster bed with a cross brace at the foot end.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-45-1024x683 — The bedspread in striped silk, in the same tones as the curtain.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-44-768x1024 — Detail: the tassel on the tieback, in silver grey.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-43-765x1024 — The lamp with a column base, beside the bedpost.

The bedrooms and bathroom

One bathroom was kept entirely in retro style, while another was drawn up in a thoroughly modern spirit. A bathroom is in any case a room apart, which can happily be modern.

From our collection Bathroom cabinets

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-47-768x1024 — The black cabinet with white fronts, beside a curtain with a check pattern.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-50-1024x768 — Black and white sailing photographs, next to a door with a carved panel.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-48-1024x766 — The bedroom with four sailing photographs above the bed.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-49-768x1024 — The bedspread picks up the same black and white check as the curtain.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-51-1024x683 — The room as a whole, with the black chandelier above the bed.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-52-743x1024 — The shower with a free standing white basin.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-46-766x1024 — The marble fireplace was kept, with a black chest of drawers beside it.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-53-766x1024 — The wall of cupboards with a ladder on a rail, up to the ceiling.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-54-1024x768 — The bed with a buttoned headboard, next to a folding screen.

Marcottestyle-ambassadeur-woning-38-1024x683 — The bathroom with two pedestal basins and a chequerboard floor.

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From the first sketch to the last skirting board, everything stays in house. Our interior architects draw, our workshop builds the furniture and our own team delivers and installs. So you have one point of contact, and nobody passing you on.

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