Inside author Melanie Cantor's 'jewel box' Art Deco flat in Brondesbury Park
Author Melanie Cantor may just live in the most remarkable one-bed flat in north London.
Nestled on the first floor of an Art Deco-era mansion block in Brondesbury Park, to step inside is to be transported to the opulence of a Moroccan riad via the splendour of stately palazzo.
“It’s like a jewel box,” enthuses Cantor, who got her hands on the pied-a-terre last spring. Indeed, the entryway of this otherwise unassuming gem is wrapped in glossy, cobalt-blue tiles from skirting board to ceiling, while the quartet of doors leading off of it are a blend of mirror and panelling.
“I’m sure it’s not everybody’s taste, but it suits mine 120 per cent. Normally when I move into a place I totally redo it, but this was just a paint job — it’s been bliss,” says Cantor,. (She’s also a maximalist with an eye for design who, in the early Noughties, enjoyed a brief stint presenting a Channel 4 show that creatively addressed Britain’s messiest homes).
