Residential · Knokke

Villa near Knokke

Bringing everything into harmony and carrying out the details that matter with care: that was the brief. Over the years this villa had been furnished with an assortment of furniture, rugs and objects gathered along the way.

The parquet floor was dark and needed refreshing.

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

The house

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Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-7-1024x683 — The house works with three tones. The walls are taupe above the wainscoting and white below, the floor is pale oak, and against them the upholstery in grey linen. The oval table on a white pedestal and the chandelier with glass branches are the two pieces that set the tone.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-1-1024x683 — The glazed display cabinet is in the same white as the wainscoting.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-2-1024x683 — Behind the sofa a long console runs along the wall, with two lamps under the same shade.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-3-1024x683 — The natural stone fireplace sits in a wall finished entirely in panelling.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-4-1024x683 — Seen from the dining end, the fireplace and seating area line up with each other.

The dining room

The curtains had been replaced at some point, but without any thought for the whole. The chandelier above the dining area is now centred exactly on the table and the double door. The living room has gained a flowing perspective. The coffee table has a top in solid elm. The small side tables slide freely under the large central table: not only does that look tidy and handsome, it is also very practical.

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Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-5-1024x683 — The dining room looks out over its full width. The table therefore does not stand against a wall but on the axis of the windows, with the chandelier above as the only weight. The curtains fall from cornice to floor and keep the light soft.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-6-1024x683 — In the seating area two low side tables stand before the fireplace, keeping the way to the garden clear.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-8-1024x683 — The panelled run of cupboards carries on up to the fireplace and hides the storage.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-10-1024x683 — In the evening the fireplace with the screen above it is the only point of light in the room.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-11-682x1024 — The Persian rug under the table brings the only colour into an otherwise grey room.

From hall to dining room

For the colour scheme the choice fell on taupe, broken by light whites.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-9-682x1024 — Between the hall and the dining room stands a glazed double door. It keeps the rooms apart without holding back the light: from the hallway you look right through to the window.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-12-1024x683 — The round table in the bay seats six, with the painting as a backdrop.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-18-1024x683 — In the seating area the armchairs stand with their backs to the window, facing the fireplace.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-14-1024x683 — The staircase in pale oak has a white balustrade, in the same tone as the panelling.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-15-1024x683 — Every window was given a roman blind in the same fabric, with a dark handle as the only accent.

Views through the house

Marcotte Style set out to bring every volume, colour and perspective into harmony. The terracotta lamps were tuned to the whole as well. All these details find their balance with the incoming light and the shadows it casts. They are the points we always take into account. Marcotte Style can draw on a great deal of experience with this kind of complete project: with the right advice and knowledge, a full project always ends in a flawless execution of the drawings.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-20-1024x683 — The living space runs from the fireplace to the garden doors. What holds the room together is the panelled radiator casing: it runs under every window and makes the heating part of the wall.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-26-1024x683 — From the hallway the view runs past the buttoned chair back into the dining room.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-17-1024x683 — The door holds mirror instead of clear glass, which makes the room look twice as deep.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-24-1024x683 — In the evening the chandelier hangs low over the table and the rest of the room stays dark.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-19-1024x683 — The garden doors sit between two lengths of curtain, with the fireplace beside them.

The study

The study was given only new curtains; the old cabinet and desk were sandblasted and then oiled white. For optimal protection the wood then receives two coats of matt varnish.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-35-1024x683 — The study lies behind the hall, with the staircase between. Through the glazed door the work space stays connected to the rest of the house without being part of it.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-25-1024x748 — The desk in pale oak stands free in the room, with the bookcase filling the wall behind it.

The kitchen

Along the long wall around the open fire, a perfectly proportioned white timber cabinet was made. In the middle, above the fire, the television is concealed. The curtains, in a very soft and noble fabric, come as a surprise: their colours return in full in the walls and the white cabinets. That creates continuity, and curtains and walls become one.

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Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-29-1024x683 — The kitchen is carried out in the same white as the panelling in the living space, with a tiled wall in earth tones as the only departure. The island carries a top in pale stone and serves as both bar and work surface.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-27-1024x683 — At the island stand two bar chairs in the same fabric as in the dining room.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-34-1024x683 — The hob sits in the island, with the extractor above it tucked into the wall unit.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-33-1024x683 — Seen from the garden door, the worktop runs the full length of the wall.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-31-1024x683 — The kitchen is set out in an L, with the sink under the window and the island in the middle.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-32-1024x683 — Above the sink sits a window across the full width, with the same striped roman blinds.

The bedroom

A modest intervention turned a rather sombre bedroom into a tasteful whole with considered finesse. Taupe, grey and beige tones dominate the bedspread, the curtains and the walls without ever imposing. The ensemble feels remarkably calm.

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Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-36-1024x683 — The bedroom lies under the roof. The sloping wall was kept white and the cupboard is built beneath it, so the low side stays usable instead of being lost.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-37-1024x683 — On either side of the bed stands a table lamp with the same shade, on a built-in bedside unit.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-38-1024x683 — Under the window the radiator casing carries on into the run of cupboards.

The bathroom

A completely different layout suddenly made the small bathroom feel larger. The effect comes from placing the large walk-in shower centrally and setting the two basins against the shower's low wall. That frees up room for bespoke low units along the long wall. The radiator now disappears neatly between two of those units and forms one whole with them.

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Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-40-1024x683 — The bathroom works with two materials: a top in dark stone with two basins set on it, and below it a unit in the same white as the rest of the house. The mirror cabinets hang free on the wall, with the lighting built into them.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-39-682x1024 — A strip of pebble mosaic marks the wet zone in the floor.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-44-682x1024 — The window was given a white roman blind, so the light can be softened without curtains.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-42-1024x683 — Under the slope a run of cupboards with beaded doors carries on to the radiator casing.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-41-1024x683 — Against the basin wall stands timber slatting, the only dark surface in the room.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-43-1024x683 — The walk-in shower lies behind the basin, tiled in the same pale stone as the floor.

At a glance

To get a sense of the metamorphosis, the before and after image is worth a look.

Marcottestyle-knokke-stijl-villa-45-1024x683 — Four views side by side: the seating area and the dining room from a different corner each time.

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