A LOOK AT INTERIOR DESIGN WITH JIMMIE MARTIN

I popped down to Jimmie Martin's a few weeks ago to say hi. As Notting Hill estate agents, we walk past their colourful shop window quite a lot while out and about on viewings, so I wanted to find out more about this creative duo and their work. What makes them exciting is that they take vintage furniture and bring it in the modern-day, wrapping it in their signature Avant-guard style. This is…

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PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY – A RIDE FOR CHARITY

Over the summer months, we decided to catch up with some of the people in our local community. We work and live side by side and in the rush of London life, sometimes forget to stop and have a chat. So I decided to stop by and have a coffee with Marcus Roberts from Daylesford, Westbourne grove. Some of you may already know this bubbly and joyful character who embarked on a charity bike ride…

DO YOU KNOW YOUR LOCAL HISTORY? A LOOK INTO NOTTING HILL’S COLOURFUL PAST.

I snapped some shots of St Johns Church for our Instagram page. The sun was setting, radiating its beaming rays across the church steeple and gracing the trees with a last few rays of light. On my daily travels around the area, I often pause to capture a moment in the life of Notting Hill. From front doors to churches or flowers, depending on the time of day, or how the sun falls, the streets…

LUXURY LIVING IN LONDON. A LOOK AT NOTTING HILL’S CURRENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

The Television Centre- W12 The iconic Television Centre built to house the British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) located on Wood Lane, London W12, was first inaugurated by Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elisabeth, in 1961. Since then, the BBC has seen an impressive array of British and International celebrities walk through its doors and into its grand lobby. Shows such as Doctor Who, Top of the…

THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND KENSINGTON

As local estate agents, it is easy to fall in love with the charm of the area in which we work. From the north to the south of Kensington, it is plain to see that its charisma and history is felt through its buildings, shops and its beautiful period properties. A stroll away from Notting Hill Gate, to the south of the borough, lies Kensington. This part of Kensington and Chelsea has a traditional…

GEORGIAN, VICTORIAN OR EDWARDIAN HOUSES. WHICH PERIOD IS YOUR HOUSE?

We always read property ads and see phrases such as 'original Victorian features' or 'beautiful Georgian townhouse’. But how can we tell the difference between the periods and their characteristic features? Let's have a look to find out. Georgian architecture 1714-1830s’ Spanning through the reigns of George the I, II, III and IV. Influenced by the Tudor period, Georgian architecture remained…