Pearl Lowe

The designer's Notting Hill pied-à-terre is a work of instant vintage magic.

- Amira Hashish

When designer Pearl Lowe sold her rambling Somerset country house recently, it presented a rather pressing dilemma: where to rehome all her beloved vintage furniture and home accessories.

With the buyer's keys only weeks away, Lowe is in clearance mode when we meet in her charming Notting Hill pied-à-terre. Her mission? To list her prized possessions on her website and social media in a coveted interiors sale. The first drop goes live today.

“The buyer is moving in. I need everything out. So I am essentially hosting a big vintage fair online,” she says. Run, don’t walk to snap up Lowe's signature boho discoveries. From velvet armchairs to an antique mirrored dresser and Florentine side tables, Lowe’s flair for pre-loved grandeur makes for quite the collection.

It is a bright autumnal morning when I arrive at Lowe's flat, the door already ajar as her husband, Supergrass musician husband Danny Goffey, pops out to the local market.

She pours me a coffee while I sink into the sofa alongside her adorable dog, Doris. “Home for me is cosiness, warmth and family,” says Lowe. She settles into a velvet Soho Home armchair surrounded by beautiful blooms by Julia Gordon Floral Studio, wonderfully worn rugs and antique lamps. “I come from a big family, I have four children and a grandchild, and I just feel that home is so important.”

That sense of sanctuary hits the moment you step into the apartment. Sitting prettily on a pastel-coloured Notting Hill street, it has a private entrance and stairs that open straight into the living space. “When the estate agent first told me about this place, I thought it was too small. It only has two bedrooms and we were hoping for at least three, but the moment I stepped inside, I just loved it and knew we would make it work,” she says.