Homely living spaces serve as a backdrop to artworks inside this gallery in Bath, England, which has been created by editor Rosa Park and designer Fred Rigby.
Occupying the ground floor of a heritage-listed Georgian townhouse, Francis Gallery has been designed to be a cosy, domestic setting that "shows people how to live with their art".
It's the brainchild of Cereal magazine editor, Rosa Park, who worked alongside designer and furniture maker Fred Rigby to develop the gallery's interior.

"I wanted the space to exude warmth, first and foremost ? for people to feel completely welcome and at home when they walk in," Park told Dezeen.
"At Francis, there is a fluid interplay between the works, furnishings, antiques and interior details."
Rooms throughout the gallery have thus been arranged much like living spaces, with artworks, antiques and ceramics acting as decoration.
The rear room seems to take cues from a typical study: in its corner lies a bean-shaped wooden desk that's topped with a reading lamp and a handful of books.

It leads through to a sitting area that's anchored by a curved faux fireplace. A cream-coloured boucle sofa, pale-timber coffee table and huge pot full of wildflowers has also been used to dress the space.
Walls have been painted a shade of buttermilk-cream, contrasting against the dark-wood floorboards.

The gallery's light-filled front room that overlooks the surrounding Bath streets will be used as a more typical exhibi...