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9 Langton Street, Chelsea, London SW10

Penny Morrison showroom, Chelsea

All the internal works plus the full exterior at 9 Langton Street: the showroom and stair hall in Penny Morrison's own papers, then the front elevation.

Penny Morrison showroom at 9 Langton Street, with floral wallpaper, a marble fireplace and upholstered seating.

At a glance

Client
Penny Morrison
Designer
Not recorded
Main contractor
Not recorded
Maker and paper
Penny Morrison's own papers
Area or rooms
Not recorded
Scope
All the internal works plus the full exterior
Year
2023–2024

At a glance

  • Client: Penny Morrison, at The Fabric Collective
  • Address: 9 Langton Street, Chelsea, London SW10
  • Internal works: December 2023 to January 2024
  • Exterior: April to May 2024
  • Scope: all the internal works plus the full exterior

Inside

The showroom and the stair hall were decorated and papered in Penny Morrison’s own floral papers. Joinery and electrics were coordinated with the decorating so the rooms could be finished as one interior. Pattern names are not stated here.

Outside

The full front elevation followed in April and May 2024: windows, stucco and brick, and the entrance. The same commission covers the interior and the exterior.

Photographs

Floral wallpaper and upholstered seating in the Penny Morrison showroom.
Penny Morrison showroom with floral wallpaper, a fireplace and a patterned red carpet.
Shelves of fabric samples beside floral wallpaper in the Penny Morrison showroom.
Close view of large-scale floral wallpaper in the Penny Morrison showroom.
Stair hall at the Penny Morrison showroom, lined with a scenic landscape wallpaper.
Front elevation of the Penny Morrison showroom at 9 Langton Street during exterior decorating.
Upper sash windows on the Penny Morrison showroom front, with brick and stucco being prepared.
Finished white stucco and sash windows on the Penny Morrison showroom front.
Brick and stucco bay of the Penny Morrison showroom, with sash windows.

How the commission ran

The same standards, on every commission.

Whether the client is a hotel group, a designer or a household, the job runs the same way. These are the parts a photograph never shows.

  1. 01

    Survey and scope, room by room

    We measure the wall that will actually be hung, allow for the repeat and the wastage, and write a scope of works room by room before anyone orders paper.

  2. 02

    Preparation decides the finish

    Walls are filled, made good and primed until they are true. If a wall is not ready for the material specified, we say so before the last drop is ordered.

  3. 03

    Protection and containment

    Floors, furniture and finished joinery are protected as part of the hang. Work is contained and the place is left tidy each evening. In a home we are visitors; in a hotel we work around the house.

  4. 04

    Batch and shade control

    Deliveries are checked against the measure, and batches and shading are managed so that a corridor of rooms reads as one surface.

  5. 05

    Set out from the room's focal points

    Pattern is set out from chimneypieces, doorcases and bed walls, so the design meets the cornice and the joinery with composure.

  6. 06

    One team, then the return visit

    The people who start are the people who finish. Four to six weeks after completion we come back to look at every seam and edge, and the workmanship is guaranteed for twelve months.

See the finish up close: seams, internal corners, edges and joins from our own installations

By Dorin Burcus, founder · Last updated