Vibrant and Spirited: Andrea Gelardin Works With Mylands to Create a Bespoke Shade - Freegrove Mustard

Mylands is proud to have worked with acclaimed creative director Andrea Gelardin to bring her new family home to life. The effortlessly elegant, colourful scheme draws heavily on her Spanish and Italian heritage.

Widely known in the fashion, music and entertainment worlds for her finely tuned curatorial eye, Andrea has created outstanding content for brands including Gucci, Swarovski, Burberry and Apple Music, and for artists such as Prince, Riz Ahmed and Lady Gaga. She is currently Creative Director of the hotly anticipated Broadwick Soho, an independent luxury hotel opening in 2022 and the first London hotel designed by Martin Brudnizki.

Andrea had a clear vision for using colour to add warmth and vigour to her home. Drawing on her Mediterranean roots, she chose nature-inspired shades for the light-filled house and added touches such as Venini chandeliers, an abundance of natural materials, intriguing displays of art, and layers of antique, vintage and modern furniture.

Unable to find exactly the shade she wanted for her kitchen on the market, Andrea developed a bespoke yellow with Mylands' in-house colour experts. The British Standard by Plain English cabinetry wears Andrea's Freegrove Mustard™ Wood & Metal Eggshell, a richly pigmented shade that instantly brings sunshine warmth into the room.

The walls are in Honest John™ No.58, a traditional off-white with warm, stone undertones, while the ceiling is in Whitehall™ No.9, a pure white with a hint of ochre to complement the bold yellow cabinetry. The kitchen is the brightest room in the house, the heart of the home and a place for Andrea's family to gather, a practical space with a bold yet cocooning scheme that evokes Mediterranean climes.

Andrea has used natural, luxurious materials throughout, including wood, leather, marble, stone and rattan, to carry the Mediterranean landscape's decorative influence. Through the house there's a calm use of pastels and rich brown furniture and accessories, bringing a touch of the open air and countryside to this urban home.

The hallway is in Clerkenwell™ No.21, a warm off-white base for the bold furniture and lighting. For her tranquil sitting room, Andrea again chose Clerkenwell™ No.21 for the walls and Hoxton Grey™ No.72 for the doors and window frames, keeping the room light and letting the Arturo Alvarez pendant and vintage marble table take centre stage.

Andrea chose Chester Square™ No.199 for the glamorous master bathroom cabinetry and woodwork, an olive green that's fresh and uplifting against off-white walls and sleek marble. Works from Gillian Wearing's 'Homage to Diane Arbus' and Mario Testino's 'Koala' are reflected in the mirrors above the double vanity by The Cast Iron Bath Company.

For the serene master bedroom, Andrea chose off-white, navy and rich brown accents. Clerkenwell™ No.21 covers the walls, ceiling, skirting and cornicing, a clean backdrop that emphasises the room's abundant natural light, while Grouse™ No.75, with its quiet hints of red and umber, provides a subtle contrast on the woodwork.

She used dark antique and vintage wooden furniture, an upholstered headboard and valance in Nicky Haslam's Balcony Stripe in Unearthly Brown, and a rattan pendant, all adding to the minimal, earthy style. Andrea's grandfather, the prolific Spanish architect Luis Gutierrez-Soto, is a major influence on her choices; his drawings of some of Spain's most famous pools, apartment blocks and airports adorn her bedroom walls, and her love of art is clear throughout, with works by Mario Testino, Mark Maggiori, Slim Aarons and David Dawson's portrait of Lucian Freud.

For the nursery, Andrea continued the calming off-white of Clerkenwell™ No.21, complemented by a taupe rocking chair and pouffe from Tutti Bambini. For the guest en-suite, she chose a deep blue and off-white scheme set against Hoxton Grey™ No.72, a pale grey with a warm, calming aura that marries well with the sea-blue vanity in Blueprint™ No.50 and dramatic Divine Savages wallpaper.

The vibrant Cole & Son Orange Blossom wallpaper in the dramatic powder room is perfectly balanced by Andrea's choice of Market Green™ No.38 for the panelling and radiator, a stylish space that harks back to her Mediterranean roots.

Andrea said of the house: "I wanted to keep the traditional features and spirit of the house while using vibrant colours and furniture to bring something new to the space. I like that it feels like a country house yet sits in what feels like a multicultural, very 'London' neighbourhood. We get the best of both worlds that way."