About

V I C T O R I A S U L L I V A N

About :

You may spot Brooklyn-based British expat Victoria Sullivan, as she pedals the tree- lined blocks between school drop-off, photo shoots and appointments, greeting her neighbors, friends and clients. Wife of Esquire Fashion Director, mother of two, Victoria is a multi-tasker.

Her home, like her personal style is a combination of all things easy-going and eclectic, refined and charming. Victoria has an uncanny knack of transforming the ordinary and unloved to highly covetable and unique.

These exceptional skills are evident in the transformation she made to the dilapidated town-house she and her husband Nick bought four years ago. Her skilled eye and strong aesthetic make it easy for her to find well-priced treasures that others over-look, from brick and mortar structures to antique lace dresses.

After a gut renovation, Victoria sanded, painted, filled and fixed every element of every room, maintaining as much of the authentic architectural detailing as possible. Cool paint tones on period-detailed walls create the back-drop for key elements of furniture, artwork and lighting that Victoria finds from a combination of antique specialists and local stoop sales. She curates the spaces with carefully selected pieces from a mix of eras and sources. With a love of wallpaper, textiles and upholstery, she remodeled forlorn finds and was able to breathe life and charm into every piece of furniture that followed her home. Books, ceramics and other such collectibles are layered into every shelf and surface, making irresistible stories that lead your eye through her interiors.

With her sister, Victoria runs White Rabbit England producing & designing high end Nursery gifts for baby's & children. The product is sold in major UK retail stores : Harrods, Liberty, Conrans, Heals, John Lewis, Fortnum & Mason, Fenwicks and now in their own section of Selfridges.

Prior to moving to NY, Victoria ran Factory for ten years, her own London based photo-shoot production company, working with some of the best fashion photographers. Many a day was spent running around with Mario Testino, Tim Walker and Kelly Klein, making impossible requests a reality.

Victoria now co-ordinates and hosts both commercial and editorial shoots in her high-demand home. She works with clients to develop interior stories for their apartments and residencies, re-defining their style, maintaining their personalities.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Kitchen

The Kitchen 

Chose this large farmhouse style table for dinner parties. can actually fit 14 people.
The perfect space for parties and hanging out.
Picked an old vintage school map for the centre of the wall and added random frames and pictures for interest.




The old chimney breast couldn't be removed so made the best of it by adding an old piece of wood for the shelf and turned it into a blackboard. 
Great for things to do lists.
A collection of flea finds, globes and clocks 



I used a dark wood stain , Ebony on the floors. This was a real stretch workout. Had to be careful not to paint oneselves into a corner.


 White tiles behind the cooker but I always use a grey grout it really creates a different look to white grout. 
I'm always on the look out for unusual ways to store things like this old tool box great for herbs and olive oil.  
Handy to have a magnetic knife holder on a wall for the cooks in the house.


This is what the space looked like when the house was purchased. The perfect spot for the cooker.







 This is how the front of the kitchen looked like. With a little imagination I opened up wall and had a large window installed. 


Keeping the white tiles along the back wall and adding a double Farmhouse sink which really makes the kitchen.
A chopping block work top is practical and natural looking.