Thoughtful designer Cassandra Ellis has renovated a number of houses, most of which were for others via her London design studio Atelier Ellis. Her most recent project was renovated for her and her husband to live in the nature of the East Sussex Downs. The walls are painted with colors from her own paint line, and much of the furniture is of her down design too. Here we profile the key elements, both actual and imagined, that go into achieving a similar look.
![the renovation includes subtle but impactful details such as the threshold less 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cassandra-ellis-east-sussex-barn-living-room-full-light-locations.jpg)
Paint
![the majority of the house is painted in warm white from cassandra\2\17;s 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/atelier-ellis-warm-white-paint.jpg)
![the living room is painted in the atelier ellis smoked green blue. “this 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/atelier-ellis-smoked-green-blue-paint.jpg)
Furniture
![another option for an antique dining table that doubles as a desk, as seen in c 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/john-derian-antique-french-table.jpg)
![source a vintage dining chair from howe in london. this set of four goan hardwo 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/howe-set-four-goan-hardwood-dining-chairs.jpg)
![for a large upholstered bench, maiden home makes the franklin bench for \$\1,\2 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/maiden-home-the-franklin-bench-1.jpg)
![the john derian tulip chair is \$3,390 for the linen upholstery. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/john-derian-tulip-chair.jpg)
Lighting & Accessories
![for a similar beige lamp to the vintage industrial lamp on the desk table, the 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/marset-funiculi-table-lamp-beige.jpg)
![the lost & found torba linen pillow is \$85. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/lost-and-found-torba-linen-pillow.jpg)
![the finchley \20 inch wide genuine leather round pouf is \$\204 at wayfair. 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/finchley-20-inch-wide-genuine-leather-round-pouf.jpg)
![the simple highland dunes coastal rattan basket is \$74.50 at wayfair. 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/highland-dunes-coastal-rattan-basket.jpg)
For more from designer Cassandra Ellis see our posts:
- A Refined Terrace House in London by Cassandra Ellis
- On the Market: Designer Cassandra Ellis’s London Flat
- In the Stillness: A 1640s Georgian in an Affecting Palette by Cassandra Ellis
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