A 1st Option we just can’t wait
for summer, which is why when sitting at work I started browsing our beachside
properties, if they don’t make you want to jump on a train to the seaside, I
honestly don’t know what will. Whether you’re looking to shoot your next Spring/Summer
Lookbook or want a beautiful backdrop for your swimwear campaign, don’t miss some of our
favourite locations right on the beach!
First up we head to the heavenly coastal town of Camber Sands, boasting our equally as heavenly location ‘The Beach House’ benefitting from a south-facing exterior, make the most out of the stunning natural light Camber beaches have to offer. Inside The Beach House, we find an open plan living space with real wood floors and clean white walls, making both the interior and exterior excellent spaces to shoot!
Moving about 100m down the beach we have ‘Sea Gem’ which if I do say so myself is a real gem. Sat right on Camber Sands beachfront, it’s a unique and well-designed property. From its exterior spiral staircase to its by folding doors that lead out onto the beachfront, it’s hard to pick what aspect of the location is really our favourite part!
Lastly, we find ourselves moving to Kent, ‘Prospect House’ is a wonderful contemporary beach house split over 3 levels. With all bedrooms featuring floor to ceiling windows and beachfront views, watch the waves roll in on your shoot. Onto the exterior of Prospect House, the south-facing decking is bathed in natural light and that’s not all, a stunning raised pond fit beautifully into the garden space. The possibilities are endless!
Continuing our ‘In Conversation with..’ series is one of our amazing Location Owners Jane Cumberbatch of Palace Road. Jane is not only an Interior Stylist but has multiple books all about interior design, cooking and so much more. She’s also not a stranger to blogs as she runs her own Pure Style, so she was an obvious pick for us to get an insight into her life!
How did you start out in the industry and did you ever think it would evolve into what it is today?
I have been a stylist and design writer for over thirty years. I started out on House & Garden magazine when most of our features were shot in studios, often in run-down buildings in Shoreditch, long before it came hip and happening! When I became a freelance stylist shortly after the birth of my first child, companies like Laura Ashley and Marks & Spencer were keen to show their products in more realistic ‘lifestyle’ settings. On one 2-month job for Habitat, I was tasked to find 8 different locations which entailed driving around the whole of southern England taking polaroids of possible venues. We then took a huge van, laden with the products from one location to another. Which varied from a pretty Georgian house in Winchester to a beach style home in Camber Sands. At the time I was living in a wooden panelled Georgian house in Spitalfields that we had restored and so it seemed a natural progression to start using the odd room there in some of my commercial jobs. On moving to Tulse Hill, South London in 2003 my immediate thoughts for decorating the house was not that it would or should become a popular location house, more that it was a great space for my family and my work. However, it has been a very pleasant surprise to see that the location house business has grown and grown over the last fifteen years as the demand for visuals has exploded with the use of the internet and online marketing.
How would you describe your interior design style?
I didn’t set out to create a location house look, what I have done here at Palace Road is simply a reflection of my simple and natural approach to interior design. My style is about making a home comfortable and modern without spending a fortune. It’s about making the best of what you’ve got and thinking in a more resourceful and wherever possible a more eco-conscious way. It is about paring down and living with less to keep your life more in control. I believe in finding objects and furniture which combine form and function. I like to reuse and update things, such as reviving a junk table with a lick of paint or making a fresh new loose cover for a sagging armchair. I love using white paint as a canvas for shots of colour around the room, but at the same time, I’m very fond of blues, greens, or earthy neutral tones for any space.
What are your key pieces in your location home?
I guess that the huge sofa in blue and white striped cotton ticking is a great vehicle and really popular with fashion shoots but isn’t so practical when someone is shooting an interiors story… That’s when it has to be upended and stored on the van overnight. I find that the simple Ercol shaker style dining chairs are some of the most photographed pieces because they lend themselves to everything from a lifestyle cookbook shoot to being a prop to show a Boden jumper. My bed is a beautiful wooden box shape that gets used for lots of bedlinen shoots as well serving as the ideal surface for babies dressed up in Next’s new spring sleepsuits. I have simple natural accessories: wooden stools, woven log baskets, plain white tableware, candlesticks, simple glasses many of which I have collected over the years from my travels and various markets and car boots around the country. These all find their way into various shoots. I have to say that the little green shed at the bottom of the garden, is probably the star turn in the house…. The perfect backdrop!
It’s understandable Palace Road is such a popular location!
How did you turn from writing for magazines to writing your own books?
I had been writing for some years about design and then thought that I had amassed enough ideas and thoughts of my own to start weaving into books. I love the process of making a book, it’s like putting together a huge jigsaw puzzle.
What is your top interior design tip to anyone wanting to redesign their home or start out in the industry?
I would say don’t aim for perfection and be realistic in your goals.
If you’re starting out in the industry, I would advise reading and looking at as many visual references as you can to help you find out what excites you and what doesn’t. Obviously, Instagram is a good place, but it is very limiting in its repertoire… It’s worth hanging out in art gallery shops and looking through their art and design books for ideas. Similarly, tear out images you like from magazines and create mood boards… Look at how nature uses colour and texture.
We love Janes use of texture in every room!
What’s been your favourite shoot with 1st Option Locations?
We’ve had a huge range of exciting shoots with 1st Option, but I think the one that fascinated me the most was for Coca Cola when there was an expert on-site to create the perfectly fizzed coca-cola drink for each scene… ( the reason being that normal coke wouldn’t retain its bubbles long enough for a shot that might take an hour) I approached the job with an array of gadgets, testing bottles, and the seriousness of a chemist. My teenage children could barely contain themselves from sneaking into the huge fridge that was brought in to house more stocks of coca-cola bottles and cans.
In British Vogue’s March edition, we find an incredible editorial with Kate Moss and Stefano Pilati. The editorial is named ‘In-Between Days’ with the stunning backdrop of ‘The House’. Photographer Nikolai Von Bismarck captures Kate’s raw beauty whilst stylist Kate Phelan uses Pilati’s own brand Random Identities to showcase the undefined beauty of both Kate and the brand!
We also find Stefano Pilati in Vogue’s editorial, Stefano has been head of design at Yves Saint Laurent and Ermenegildo Zegna before he founded his own ready-to-wear brand Random Identities. Random Identities is not only genderless but Pilati also does not let the fashion cycle depict when he drops his next collection, or when he does a fashion show but rather picks and chooses when he wants to. The Milanese designer was inspired by his move to Berlin, with the open-minded attitude to life and a natural approach to genderlessness, it encouraged him to start his own brand in 2017.
With distressed walls and antique furniture giving it a raw & derelict feel throughout the location. Whilst it might be located in North London, its courtyard is sure to transport you to Paris with its romantic feel and unique features. Described in Vogue as ‘an elegantly dilapidated house in North-East London’ We couldn’t agree more!
With the ushering of a new decade well and truly behind us, we find ourselves pondering what will come next? As everyone knows, eventually all good things come to an end and are replaced by new ideas, concepts and designs. This is translatable to all aspects of society and none more so than in the world of interior design. With the dawn of the new year, we said goodbye to mid-century modern furniture, Gallery walls and Natural tones and hello to Earth tones, the rise of sustainability and the resurgence of patterns and colour. Check out our favourite interior design trends that we think will make a splash in 2020!
As eco and green movements sweep the globe, in virtue of humans becoming more self-aware of our footprints and the damage we are causing to earth, we are seeing this translate into all aspects of life. In the world of interior design, the current dominant narrative is biophilia. Biophilia is the love of nature and as more and more people are living and working within concrete jungles, we are seeing a shift towards connectivity with nature in any way possible. Biophilic design is only growing right now with biomontage walls and delightfully subtle usage of house plants popping up everywhere. At the very same time, you can cover your house with plants and it can look equally as good, if not better. Much like our property Little Venice, that looks absolutely superb, mixing quirky unique furniture with an array of awesome plants. Moreover, it is not just the clean modern aesthetics and environmental benefits that are making biophilic design so popular and appealing, the mental health benefits that it induces are also unparalleled. As the year continues to blossom you will be seeing a lot more of it in the mainstream public eye.
Sticking in this vein and undoubtedly at the top of this list alongside biophilic design, sustainable and recycled materials are most definitely going to be two of the biggest trends this year. People are more ecologically conscious than ever before and because of this, it is spilling into all aspects of life. 2020 is only going to see this trend grow in interior stylings. People are conscious of what they are buying, and where eco-warriors of the past got it wrong, companies are now realising that a core tenet of consumerism is that if we are going to buy something, it actually has to be nicer than what we already have. Sustainable furniture is now just as, if not more beautiful than, the products already on the market that are not. We are going to see design sensibility culminating in bundles of earthy tones running rampant alongside repurposed natural and raw woods as natural luxury blooms in sustainability’s shadow. As sustainability grows luxury versions inevitably start to boom too. We’re going to see old world materials like plaster and lime wash make a resurgence in its wake. If you want to see two impeccable examples of properties that are already ahead of these trends then look no further, the aptly named Eco House and Driftwood whose owner is an interior designer that has upcycled most of her house have got it spot on!
Moving to a slightly less palpable concept, but one which translates to nearly every upcoming trend in one way or another, is that in this first year of the decade we are going to see a move towards creative rebellion in that anything goes. Rules are going out the window and individuality in design is taking centre stage. This is being seen through the rise of one-of-a-kind properties, again much like our property Little Venice which could easily fit the bill for any of the trends, however, if you look at Flora you will see what I mean when I say brighter colours and bold patterns are making a resurgence into the world of interior design. We are already seeing a lot more colour in people’s palette, but experts are predicting that where we have had neutral soft colours taking precedence for the last decade, we are now going to see bold, vibrant colours adding a pop of spice.
Patterns are back with a bang! 70’s geometric prints and Terrazzo are already starting their renaissance and following the rule that there are no rules anymore, we believe that we’re going to see them utilised in the most creative of ways, again much as Flora has already done. Mixing patterns and matching walls and furniture will be seen more and more as people are moving away from the Scandi minimalism towards a more flamboyant décor with eccentric patterns, bold colours and mismatched furniture, being coined as Maximalism.
One thing to remember is that trends never really die and the evolution of a trend has been a fixture of many styles that have stayed current for long periods of time, as seen with the Scandi style that engrossed the world for so many years. This is no different to monochrome, hardly a new concept or style, having been utilised in all aspects of design for many years, however, it has managed to remain current through the evolution of the style. And in 2020 we are going to see this happen again with the new monochrome, nuanced versions of the stark black and white with relaxed hues of colour juxtaposing the darker elements really changes the whole look of monochrome, and we love it! Speaking of things we love, take a look at Onyx and Metallica that do this perfectly. Staying with this concept we are seeing a lot more two tone kitchens on the horizon with high contrast design taking the place of washed all white décor.
With all this in mind, it is rather self-intuitive to expect that flamboyant individualism is going to pair with creative texturing like never before. Often overlooked in the design process in the past, people are starting to see the benefits of adding depth and cohesion to a room. Texturing is the ultimate supplement to a room as it evokes emotions and the sense of touch while bringing rooms to life through blending different styles and designs together with exquisite subtlety. One property we think does this impeccably is Clayhill in Kent. Leather and Boucle are being touted as the top textures for 2020 as they both offer a warm and cosy allure whilst remaining sophisticated and luxurious.
Wondering how we already have all these properties that are so far ahead of the trends? And ones which simultaneously fit many of the trends? Well, we’re not called 1st Option for no reason. We have plenty more where that comes from as well, so don’t hesitate to give our wonderful bookings team a call for your next shoot.
No house is complete without a beautiful bathroom. It is often considered one of the most important rooms when making a home. A bathroom sets the tone for the rest of the house, they come in all shapes, sizes and styles. From uber-modern to cute and traditional, bathrooms are the key to making a house a home. They allow you to escape the day to your place for tranquillity and solitude, letting yourself switch off completely. Bathrooms are often key features in photoshoots which is why we have picked our 6 favourite locations for your interior design and photoshoot inspiration!
First up in Hertfordshire we have Chapel Lane, a beautiful Victorian church conversion, full of quirky and unusual furniture. Chapel Lane comes complete with two free standing roll top baths in different styles. First up we have the opulent copper bath, set against a vibrant pink backdrop, it’s set to have jaws hanging. A copper bath is such an eye-catching feature in any bathroom. Onto bathroom number 2 with a stunning double ended roll slipper bath with an acrylic purple finish, this elegant bath is the perfect centre point for any shoot!
Onto London and we find Nash, a lovely contemporary property with a Scandi vibe. Nash’s bathroom features exposed white brick and contrasting grey walls, making it very popular. The copper shower and taps give a modern feel to this unique space.
We love the contrasting colours
Next, we find ourselves south of the Thames in Croydon at our beautiful location The South Wing, a fabulous Victorian apartment designed by stylist and creative director Laura Sawyer. The bathroom with dusty pink walls is filled with gold elements evoke a simple luxury feel. We just love the foliage Laura has added.
Can’t get enough of the pink? Then we have the perfect bathroom for you! Perry is a Victorian house in South London, full of beautiful wallpapers and furnishings. The bathroom has pink tiling throughout with a gorgeous free-standing bath and stunning exposed traditional taps.
Pretty in pink
If your searching for a more industrial feel, look no further. Steel is a cool, chic warehouse conversion with steel beams and concrete throughout. Its open-plan space gives a unique feel to the property. With its sunken bath next to a modern indoor fire pit gives this dark interior a truly romantic aesthetic.
Last but not least, we leave London once again and travel south to Wood View in Dorset. This super modern and minimalist bathroom has the perfect interior for a photoshoot location. We can’t get enough of the grey walls and sleek slipper bath.
We got to catch up with one of our amazing location owners Elisabeth who owns Spratts Factory.
Spratts Factory was once a dog treat factory and was a huge design project for Elisabeth. The results are simply fantastic! Find out more below!
What was your design inspiration for Spratts Factory?
We pulled inspiration from many different places when we undertook the renovation of the space. When it comes to converted factory homes, for me there can be no greater inspiration than Riccardo Bofill’s factory conversion in Catalonia, Spain. The property had already been renovated in the early 1990s, but it felt pokey and was not practical for us. When we renovated, we wanted to create a sense of proportionality, so we added features like large modern windows within the rooms, and enlarged all the doorways. We also created more living space upstairs, as the main reception area can be chilly in the winter. By the time we undertook the work, we had already been living here for 6 years, and really knew what we needed. It’s an often-repeated phrase, but we really took a “less is more” approach to the design. Rather than ask ourselves, “what can we add?” we instead asked ourselves, “what can we take away?” By asking this question we ended up with things we would never have otherwise considered, like minimal use of tiles in the bathrooms (no shower grout to clean!), no wall cabinets in the kitchen, as well as plain MDF cabinet doors (which have made for a beautiful shade of green in our kitchen!).
We love the design inspo
When you were designing Spratts Factory what was the most important factor that came into it?
The most important factor was our family and creating a space which felt like a family home, despite the size, scale and proportions. We didn’t want any area, or anything, to feel like it was precious or off limits to our children.
Was Spratts Factory your first design project or have you done others?
This was our first! Hopefully, it won’t be our last, but a major renovation is definitely not something we’d rush into again. I feel like we might have another one in us, should the opportunity present itself. We’d never purchase another property without knowing it could also be used as a location!
What made you list your property with a locations agency?
We started listing our property as a location in 2011 or 2012. What started off as a hobby earning a little bit of extra money with a shoot here and there, has turned into a fully-formed business, as we have built up relationships over time and continually focus on how we can be the best version of a factory/warehouse location possible! Being fortunate enough to have a space that people want to use for their shoots is great, but that’s not the whole picture. It’s important to be a hospitable owner, and build up trust with a locations agency, so that they know when they send a client to you, that client will be happy.
What has been your favourite shoot at Spratts Factory with 1st Option?
We’ve had quite a few in the past few years…..I usually don’t focus on the shoot itself, but rather on the finished product, which I always love to see. My favourite jobs in 2019 with 1st Option were an M&S denim campaign; it was quite a hectic day, but the finished photos were amazing, and my kids loved seeing the advertising up in public wherever we went! We also hosted a shoot for Lenovo; they used CGI to make it look like there were Marvel Super Heroes in the property, including Wolverine hanging from our upper walkway. Fun!
What’s your favourite feature in your property?
It has to be the double-height ceiling in the reception area- it feels very decadent to have all that open space. I also really like the cutout window in our bedroom, which overlooks the reception from a height.
We couldn’t agree more
What advice would you give to others looking to list their property with 1st Option?
Flexibility and a sense of humour are the most important qualities a location owner can have! Smile and enjoy the ride!
Thank you Elisabeth for that wonderful insight into your location! If you are looking to list your property with us, contact our amazing bookings team via email register@1st-option.com!
2019 has come to a close and we are looking forward to the year ahead. Here at 1st Option we have had a very busy start to the year, but that doesn’t stop us having a look back with fond memories of our favourite shoots from 2019. With so many highlights, it was hard to pick just 5 to show you all, but with the help of a team chat, we’ve managed to narrow it down.
Our first highlight to show you all is Makeup Guru and all-round Wonder Women Charlotte Tilbury. Shooting a brand new look at our dream location Carlton House, Charlotte’s whole shoot was inspired by her beautiful nieces, Bella and Sofia. Carlton House was the perfect location with its infamous pink sofa and quirky furniture.
Could they be any more beautiful?
Next, we go to MoStack’s and Stormzy’s single ‘Shine Girl’ which made it into the UK’s top 20 singles chart 3 weeks running. Shot at our location Blackwood House, with a simple but modern interior and bundles of natural light, it was an obvious pick.
We had it playing on repeat!
We will never get enough of London icon Kate Moss! We’ve been lucky enough to have Kate shoot at a couple of our locations over the year but this was our personal favourite! Shot with British Vogue, Kate invited some famous friends over for a home cooked roast, the best kind. As you can see in the video, Lyca has that homely feel with its Victorian features mixed in with the modern day living space.
A true British icon
And now we’re kicking it back in style with PUMA. Shot at our location, The School Space. We absolutely love the chilled vibes and style that ooze from this shoot. School Space is a unique space in North East London and is perfect for that school-based shoot with its sports hall and astroturf.
Last but by no means least is Love Island’s Class of 2019 couple Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard, looking like love’s young dream. As one of the two remaining couples still together from this year’s Love Island, we were excited to see they are now ‘officially’ a couple in Octobers OK Magazine. Their beautiful shoot was at our location Albion. With a charming neutral interior, it is the perfect shoot location for both home and studio, due to its separate studio at the end of the garden.
As quickly as summer came around this year, it was gone. However, following summers fleeting appearance in 2019 it has brought winter to our doorstep a lot quicker than we would have first thought. Although winter has its downsides with copious amounts of people longing for the sun to show its head again, what it does give us is striking contrasts and backdrops that make for wondrous shoot locations.
If you’re looking to shoot or film this winter then look no further, as we have some of the most eye-catching winter warmers from around the country that anyone could hope for.
Starting in London, we find ourselves immersed by the beautiful and aptly named Peckham. Situated an eight minute walk from Peckham Rye tube station, this Victorian townhouse is perfect for a winter shoot or equally a snuggle on the sofa by the fire, due to its powerful muted tones that flow throughout the house. The dark palette that surrounds the property, set against its mix of modern and mid-century interior, really evokes a wintery atmosphere that we can’t get enough of.
This Victorian townhouse has a beautiful contemporary spin
Remaining in London we travel to E1, where we find Princelet, an incredibly striking property from the pre-war era. Pale interiors juxtaposing wood panelling and rustic furnishings really give this property a palpable wintery period feel. Furthermore, you’ll find a glorious courtyard garden that leads to an out-house with exposed brickwork that really arouses a frosty atmosphere. With an abundance of wooden interiors, you’ll be harking after Dickens and A Christmas Carol.
A Georgian townhouse with original features
Moving away from London we take a short trip to Oxfordshire and the awe inspiring property of Nuffield. Vast open spaces, with wooden beams framing the luxurious property throughout, match a luscious garden. The wealth of natural light from the large windows really compliments the property invoking a winter spice feeling that is hard to match. It is impossible to see how you wouldn’t want to shoot at Nuffield this winter. Couldn’t you just picture yourself by the fire with a mulled wine on a cold winters’ night? I know I could.
We are loving Nuffields wood panelling
Not enough open spaces for shooting outside you say? Well of course we’ve got you covered. Are 18 acres of grounds enough? Built in 1745, Cotswolds Mill in Warwickshire is an old stone Mill House that beautifully combines period features with modern furnishings, culminating to produce a truly dazzling property. And once the frost and snow fall on the grounds you might possibly have one of THE most perfect winter shoot locations.
Views for days
Last but by no means least we have the Rural Retreat in Gloucestershire. This remarkable property comprises a very large landscaped courtyard surrounded by three 18th Century Cotswold stone barns, each offering a completely different identity to the next, which honestly makes for a truly breath-taking shoot location. These unique barns perfectly blend modern living with a rustic character based around the original Cotswold stone and original beam paired against chic interior that wouldn’t be out of place in a Chalet in the Swiss Alps.
If only this location would transport us to the Alps
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with our bookings team if any
of these amazing properties tick your boxes.
We are forever on the hunt for Instagram worthy locations, whether you’re looking to nail that BTS shot or want to find the best selfie lighting our locations have it all. From white wash to kitsch or retro to contemporary check out 4 of our favourite picturesque spots.
With concrete white floors and bare walls, we get a real Scandi feel in Billie’s kitchen. We can’t get enough of the quirky features from the pink kitchen cabinets to the hanging lights, it really is a perfect home for a modern family shoot!
Optical is a London Victorian townhouse with a modern twist. Its art deco kitchen will give your Instagram shots that retro feel. But it doesn’t stop there however, as its living room is painted pastel pink with mid century modernist lighting and eye-catching furniture.
Pretty in pink or a dream in green we just love Optical
We don’t say this often but Eltham Court is the type of location you can get 3 shoots done at once. With a gorgeous medieval 4 poster bed to its opulent garden room, it is the perfect mix of contemporary and antique. With over 10 rooms to shoot in the possibilities really are endless.
Set over several floors Oriel is truly unique from the roll top bath to the one of a kind chandelier. Oriel’s owner is an artist herself and her beautiful home is filled with one of a kind pieces of her own creation that honestly make for the most eye catching backdrop.
When you think of London architecture, disused and run-down factories certainly come to mind but have you ever realised how many of these old buildings have now been transformed into awesome shoot locations? Whether it be for a James Bond film sequel or a moody photoshoot, previously run-down warehouses and factories can make the perfect locations. From Henry VIII Boathouse to the (former) Buckle Factory, here at 1st Option we have you covered with a fully furnished breakdown of the top shoot locations that despite their previous disused aesthetic have been transformed into some very special locations for hire.
Located in Deptford, a short walk from New Cross Station, Henry VIII Boathouse will certainly float your boat. This grand old house situated on the banks of the River Thames is brimming with character and because of its stripped-back interior and distressed walls and décor, all the while paired with panoramic views of the river and Canary Wharf, this location certainly ticks our boxes.
Henry VIII Boathouse with views over the River to Canary Wharf
If the Boathouse isn’t to your taste (though it’s hard to see how it couldn’t be) The House in Stoke Newington, with its faded aesthetic and unusual courtyard garden should definitely fit the bill. Defined by quirky antique furniture set against stripped-back wood paneling,distressed walls and exposed brickwork, this unique shoot location beautifully combines rundown with period chic and is available for hire for photoshoots and small or large filming.
Faded aesthetic and unusual courtyard garden at The House
From Stoke Newington we travel south of the River again to The Asylum, an altogether different entity. This remarkably raw location with primal appeal has some amazing features and is perfect for photoshootsand filming.This old chapel space offers stained glass windows and bare brickwork as well as concrete flooring and large open spaces. If this distressed urban space is in keeping with what you’re looking for then don’t hesitate to give 1st Option a call.
Stained glass windows and bare brickwork are a standout feature of The Asylum
If a house or chapel isn’t quite industrial enough, don’t worry we’ve still got you covered with four warehouses that have been converted into awesomely offbeat shoot locations.
First up just take a look at Dalston Heights, it’ll be sure to get your head spinning with its quirky furniture and props.
Quirky props & features at former warehouse Dalston Heights
Staying in Dalston check out Studio East one of our most popular properties. This astonishing, former car workshop conversion is both large and versatile with a multitude of features that make it a perfect film and photo shootlocation. This exclusive location brilliantly displays uncovered brickwork, concrete floors, crittal windows and a whole host of unusual and unique props as well as inside and outside shoot space to match. If we’re driving you crazy for this completely unique location then get in touch now.
Former car workshop conversion Studio East is both large and versatile
If, however you’re looking for a warehouse setting that’s spread over several floors, oozing with contrasting atmospheres, then Friendly Place and The Depot should make for the perfect location. Both offer unconventional furnishings and props and are perfect for unique imagery. Take a look at some of the shots of them both here.
Unconventional furnishings and props at Friendly PlaceThe original ‘Dragon’s Den’ filming location, The Depot
We haven’t shown you enough locations yet you say? Well that’s good because we have two rather enchanting period pubs that we’re sure you’ll fall in love with, The Roost and Jubilee Tavern. Both of these incredible period locations offer such a myriad of features that a shoot at either location will be sure to drive anyone drunk with envy.
As with King George predeceasing Queen Victoria, we will start with the Georgian property, Jubilee Tavern. Hailing from the East End, this Georgian pub delightfully fuses shabby and chic for your viewing pleasure. The interior boasts leather seating throughout, a large wooden bar and leaded windows to match. In keeping with the period, this one of a kind pub offers Dickensian décor of original plastering and prints. If all of this wasn’t enough, the owner is an artist and has filled the property with rare and one of kind objects and stylings.
This Georgian pub delightfully fuses shabby and chic
We move from the 1700’s to the 1800’s and from Whitechapel to Hackney where we stumble across (not literally, it’s hard to miss) The Roost, a truly eye catching Victorian public house conversion with original period features galore. A kitchen that’s carved out of the original pub bar, Victorian cut glass mirrors, original plaster mouldings and a free-standing Victorian bath and fireplace are all standout features, however, antique flooring and white marble also adorn this striking property. As if all of this wasn’t enough to get your artistic feels tingling there is a beautiful stoned garden that juxtaposes the quirky interior. If this unique and funky property tickles your fancy then call 1st Option now.
A truly eye catching Victorian public house conversion with original period features galoreThe Roost’s beautiful stoned garden juxtaposes the quirky interior
Luckily for you, we’re not quite done yet, and lucky for us with the 21stCentury becoming so digital, it has allowed for our final examples, two ex-textile factories, to be converted into awesome shoot locations. Roll on Belt Craft and Buckle Factory. Both situated a stone’s throw from Seven Sisters Station, these large open warehouses have been stripped back to their most original raw existence.
Belt Craft, an ex-textile factory converted into an awesome shoot location
Original wooden floors, brickwork and large windows that provide an abundance of natural light give these spaces a ton of character and we love them both over here.
A sample of the ton of character on offer at Buckle Factory
Let us know what you think of these properties, personally we can’t get enough of them.
