Mezzanine bedroom

A mezzanine bedroom is the ideal solution for a small space, especially if you fit in a built in wardrobe behind the bed. But designer Maurizio Pellizzoni had to jump through several hoops to get planning permission for the staircase, which links the mezzanine bedroom to the sitting room. First the staircase had to be craned in, then the council had to close the street while giant glass panels for the bedroom were hoisted up into place. Maurizio refers to this project, done for his friend Andrew Daniell in Londons Shoreditch, as the James Bond flat, because of its technology and slick looks. Its a bachelor pad, but the striped blanket adds a soft splash of colour in an otherwise monochromatic scheme find a similar one from Welsh weavers Melin Tregwynt, ?95 at John Lewis.