Tucked away behind Notting Hill’s headline acts, this two-bedroom mews home to rent feels like stumbling across a calmer pocket of the neighbourhood – with Portobello Road still only a stroll away.

The kitchen is made for lingering – around the banquette or circling the Arabescato marble island, morning coffee in hand, or with a glass poured while dinner is underway. There’s plenty for keen cooks too: a Lacanche range, walk-in pantry and generous preparation space. Subway tiles, shiplap panelling and low-slung pendants give the room the cosiness of a country kitchen, with just a trace of New York loft about it. Underfoot, stone tiles are warmed by underfloor heating – a small detail that adds to the kick-off-your-shoes sense of comfort.

Just beyond the living room, the terrace feels removed from the city around it. High walls and planting wrap the decked space in privacy, while a dining table makes it a natural spot for breakfast outside or drinks as the day winds down.

The two bedroom suites sit on separate floors – the guest room at ground level and the principal perched at the top of the house – giving each a welcome sense of independence. Upstairs, the principal suite is particularly cocooning. Courchevel Rose carpet by Sinclair Till is soft to the touch, while generous windows wash the biscuit-toned walls and bespoke wardrobes in natural light. The en suite is restful by design: a large vanity, sculptural Water Monopoly bath, Zellige tiles and honed chequerboard marble floors.