Leith Café
A new café in Leith taking inspiration from traditional Edinburgh café interiors.
As well as taking cues from traditional Edinburgh café interiors, the interior design also takes cues from the premises’ history as a tobacconist - historically these shops had warm rich timber interiors on the perimeter to display their wares.
Existing features of the shop, including cornices, are uncovered and restored and paired with more modern features, with simple timber wall panelling, steel framed glass display boxes and screens and fluted glass lamps.
To make the most of the space, built-in furniture and bench seating with hard wearing fabric cushions allow for a lot of seating space despite the small footprint of the café, in a warm and cosy setting.
Externally, the existing stonework is refurbished and redecorated with breathable paint, and historic lettering stating ‘Cigar Box’ is retained on the shopfront fascia to root the café in its place.
Sectors: Commercial, Interiors