A Refreshed Pollensa Townhouse Is A Masterclass In Design Flow

A Space Designed For Conviviality

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Starting on the ground floor, the design team replaced all of the floor tile to refresh the space and add a sense of continuity. The key was to make all the rooms feel connected, so that all guests would feel a beautiful sense of togetherness - without it being open plan. Neutral colours with rugged texture and hints of warmer colours travel throughout the space.

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"We wanted to have very clear, distinctive entertaining spaces," shares Head of August Design, Karolina Wierzbicka. "You've got the double original wood doors that open up. Then you've got another set of glass doors that lead you on into the main space." The theme is a mixture of modern with timeless pieces that add warmth and tactility to make it feel welcoming. What truly infused the colour story was the focal point of the main living room as we can see above. "We have this amazing reddish marble fireplace. So we also took a lot of inspiration and colour tones out of that red marble, adding touches of it throughout the house," continues Karolina. "We even have an original bookcase that was already put in by the previous owner."

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With two large four seater sofas, a striking coffee table and more to spark conversation with others, this is the ultimate space to lounge in. Still, there are plenty more areas to gather around. "We've got the two chairs at the entrance way, which you can pull out and create another lounging zone. It is really about entertaining."

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Dining Together

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Where better to make memories together than around the diner table? Next to the living room is the dining area where a beautifully carved table, created by carpenter Adrian, takes centre-stage. Woven elements, a sculptural pendant light and more oversized elements add design depth, all accentuated by billowing, white drapes that unveil the exterior. "This is where we have a beautiful, commissioned piece of art on the wall too. Then we love the two double doors that lead out to the garden out of that space," shares Karolina.

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A Garden Space With Atmosphere

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With an iconic pool already in position, as well as beautiful carved stone features left by the original owners in a previous renovation, the design team breathed new life into an authentic outdoor space, making it even more inviting. There is plenty to do in Pollensa, and Mallorca is a year-round destination. The outdoor space was designed with this in mind. "The previous owner had a really nice lion feature and there's a lovely angel detail holding up the terrace. What we wanted to do was maximise the space," adds Karolina.

With a beautiful pool to anchor the outdoors, they carved out a wonderfully dining area to be a shaded spot by day and a dream for entertaining family and guests by night. "We reconfigured it and created a lengthier dining space with a built-in bench also. Then as we had the terrace above, this allowed us to add in a fan ceiling fan to keep the area nice and cool."

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Alongside authentic stone floors, with brick detail, this image introduces the iconic print of the awnings - added for practicality and a pop of modern pattern. "It's great that the property has multiple levels, but, as you can imagine, the top top floor gets super, super hot. I wanted to make sure that we protected the interior and we tried to keep the house as cool as possible, which is why we added the awnings on every single terrace."

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Opening Up The Sleeping Spaces

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Moving through the home to the next floors, you keep a sense of connectivity but also privacy. Structurally, the home was in good shape, but to ensure that the home could comfortably accommodate 10 people, the design team created a fifth room out of what was initially a walk-in wardrobe-type space adjoined to the master bedroom. “It was the twin room, so we put up a wall and separated it to create a usable twin room.” This has its own bathroom too.

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Move through the house and you will find your master bedroom and bath. And a wonderful feature on the first floor, towards the back of the house, is a study space with a view. Featuring big windows that face the side and back of the house, here you will have palm trees to accompany any remote working days. "It feels very lush."

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A Top Floor Suite Made For Dreaming

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For an element of luxury, the design team focused attention on renovating the top floor to make it feel exclusive and a little more intimate to the rest of the home. "I thought it was such a special room that it truly deserves to be its own suite,” says Karolina. “It didn't have a bathroom initially which meant that you had to go down the stairs, to the second floor, so we wanted to make sure that it was its own suite, especially as it's got those amazing, arched windows, the best terrace and the most exceptional views. "

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Special and with a few design quirks too, the team overcame some challenges from the particularly low, sloped ceilings. “There was perhaps only 70 or 80 centimetres to work with, which is quite low,” continues Karolina. For clearance purposes, the wall was brought out and the headboard was given a lovely plaster finish, anchoring the space and adding much-needed storage too. “It is an amazing room, and you're on the third floor so you've got this amazing terrace." With added mod cons like a mini fridge and coffee machine and loungers, you can while away the hours here in every season.

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