Wealden Times | WT163 | September 2015 | Education supplement inside

Above left: Annette’s daughter’s room is beautifully tidy. The treatment in this room is simple, but effective. The original fireplace is set off well in a wall covered
with ‘Pavilion Birds’ wallpaper by St. Leonards designer Louise Body Above right: A corner of the landing
the stairs are very high, which also happily means that
there’s lots of space to hang pictures on the landing and
plenty of room for some enormous, and enormously stylish,
chandeliers, sourced from Robert Amstad at Hastings Antiques
Centre – not far away in Norman Road, St Leonards.
Next, Annette tackled the kitchen, which, from her point
of view, was not a practical use of space. “I got fed up with
walking round the island unit in the middle,” she says, “so that
was one of the first things we removed.” Then the window
was changed to allow for the sink to be relocated and new
kitchen cupboards installed. None of the changes were instant
though. “We spent one Christmas with no water in the
kitchen – we had to wash up in the bathroom and use paper
plates,” Annette laughs, adding, “you soon learn to choose your
meals with care – some foods go right through paper plates!”
I notice a striking print that’s being used as a
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