Blissful Boudoirs
From elegant French-style sleeping quarters to dramatic barn conversions, here’s our selection of the best properties on the market with outstanding bedrooms
Everyone needs a place to escape once in a while, but finding sanctuary in our mile-a-minute, tech-obsessed world is often challenging. Whether your perfect oasis is a calming bolthole in which to recharge your batteries, or an opulent four-poster set-up to inspire your inner romantic, take time to create a paradise that encourages rest, relaxation and peaceful slumber.
The dual-aspect reception/dining room in this period first- and second-floor maisonette has a vaulted ceiling, twin brick fireplaces and leads onto the 12ft west-facing garden.
SUITE DREAMS Restrained elegance is achieved with period features, a soft dove-grey colour palette and gold accents in this master bedroom with en suite. Candles in the brick fireplace mean a warming glow descends at night to gently soothe the room’s occupants.
Achieve the best of both worlds with this first-floor, two-bedroom apartment located in a private road but just moments from Hyde Park and Harrods. Newly refitted, finishes include birds-eye maple and figured sycamore, polished plaster and slab marble.
SUITE DREAMS Light floods this cool, calm and collected master bedroom. The neutral palette has been enriched with imaginative uses of texture, such as the fabric-covered headboard, velvet cushions and wood-inlay wardrobe doors.
Culture vultures with a head for heights will be drawn to The Corniche. Situated on the South Bank, residents will have use of a pool, spa and vitality room, plus 24-hour concierge and secure underground parking.
SUITE DREAMS Wake up to panoramic views of London from one of The Corniche’s Skyline bedrooms (of which there are just three remaining), featuring a floor-to-ceiling curved window and private balcony.
Behind the Georgian façade of this former rectory are five receptions rooms, including an orangery-style family room, with triple-aspect views over the 2.8-acre garden.
SUITE DREAMS From the elegant chandelier to the ornate mirror, this French-style boudoir exudes charm and grandeur. This is a room to luxuriate in while enjoying the views over the River Blackwater.
Take in views of Sloane Square from this three-bedroom apartment’s seven west-facing windows, or – when the sun is shining – from its two private balconies.
SUITE DREAMS This luxe, boutique hotel-style room would certainly assuage your worries after a long day. The coffee-and-cream interior is seductively stylish and the geometric feature wall adds decadent detail.
A seven-floor townhouse complete with four bedrooms, six bathrooms, two reception rooms, swimming pool, sauna, gym, cinema room and terrace. And, of course, an eight-person lift.
SUITE DREAMS Decorated in calming neutrals and occupying the whole of the second floor, the master suite includes a dressing room, a large contemporary fireplace and a sitting area.
Think outside of the box with this Platform 5- designed home just outside St Albans. Balancing rustic materials with contemporary design, inside there are four bedrooms, four reception rooms and four bathrooms.
SUITE DREAMS A room with a view like this doesn’t need much adornment. An eclectic mix of furniture gives this master bedroom plenty of character and the sky-blue wallpaper and wooden floor bring the outside in.