The Home of Alexandra Tolstoy Created With Colefax & Fowler Design Firm | Christie's

The author and broadcaster invites us on a brief tour of the London home she created with interior design firm Colefax & Fowler, introducing some of the beautiful and eclectic items now being offered in a special online sale

‘This house is a family home,’ says Alexandra Tolstoy of the beautiful six-bedroom Chelsea residence she converted from two adjacent artists’ studios. ‘I wanted it to be really comfortable — not to be stilted and too formal.

‘Everything we’ve got I feel is in its own right very unusual and special.’

Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler runs 4-25 November, Online

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[janasteele]

This woman is beautiful and natural - her spirit shines in her home

[tommoncrieff]

She was evicted from this home. It wasn’t hers, it legally belonged to her ex-partner, the father of her children. A Russian-born billionaire, he was pursued through the international courts for corruption and embezzling billions of Russian government money through property, development, banking and political projects. When the High Court of Justice and then the Court of Appeal in London upheld the global freezing of his assets, the judges also ordered him to remain in the UK to appear in court. He fled to France, where he is also a citizen. Since he broke the terms of the court orders, fled the country and failed to answer the Russian Government’s case in London, the Russian Government applied to seize his British assets, which they then did, including this house.

[TheNijagara]

Pleasure to see beautiful Orthodox icons on the mantelpiece 💖

[emmaphilo]

Indeed a great lifestyle. I used to live in London and go to Chelsea strolling around to get the rich people energy haha. I was like a kid looking at the toy store window

[kellieeggers]

I saw her rented home first and loved it. Actually love it more than this one. Don’t care if she’s rich or poor, sounds like a rough thing to go through

[janedoe]

It’s quite lovely, l especially loved her botanical prints.

[TheSabinewalkden]

Such and unusual building inside. I love the style and am so jealous of those botanical prints.

[agnesphilips]

Rich Londoners live a lavish life. In the UK you really need that old money to really live life well. It's all about generational wealth.

[angelaberni]

Please do show us more of your delightful home !!!

[visnamacpherson]

She doesn't live there any more, and lives in Cotswolds. Her Russian ex husband has stolen lots of money from the Russian state, so the Russian government had the permission from the British courts to confiscate this house.

[glgardener]

Lovely. I like that it looks lived in in a wonderful way. So many homes shown look stiff and unused.Would love to see more.

[samehs]

Is very beautiful home mashaAllah. I love the kids room.

[terryarrow]

A beautiful cozy homely lived in stylish home 🌷🌷🌷

[irinaoconnor]

All the money her hasband still from Russia and there people..I not surprised to see all this....and for her still not enough...She came to Russian TV and demand help for her pure ..miserable living in England ...She say nothing to eat for here and children in London ..can't pay bills ...and here in this display no spases where to have a spat!!!Well done Dear!!!!

[feeline]

I wish I had that much money..life would be easier

[isaywhatithink]

I would be embarrassed to show the property bought with the money of her infamous ex-husband. Money was stolen from the Russian state by her hubby. Leo Tolstoy is turning in his grave.

[kadirkacir]

Bu. Çok. Mükemmel. Ve. Model. Tedrık Ederım seni. Hocam😍😍👍👍

[luci]

I say one of her previous homes. I think she was renting and I liked that vive way more than this one. This is way more curated and still nice but for sure the other feeling is lost at least in the video. Still beautiful.

[andreaandrea]

YES! No more TVs over fireplaces (which is very BAD Feng Shui AND it is ugly).
If I walk into a house and see this, it tells me everything I need to know about those living there.