Wealden Times | WT165 | November 2015 | Gift supplement inside

Above: The bricks of a disused fireplace in an upstairs bedroom have been painted white to reflect the light – and avoid the gloominess associated with low,
beamed ceilings. A Victorian-style bed is draped with a lovely handmade spread from Love Lane Vintage
out they went up, creating a fine part-vaulted ceiling.
Either side of the range are units created by splitting
an old dresser, keeping the base as a lower unit and
raising the shelves and putting on reclaimed and glazed
doors. Add a touch of Shaker, French Grey, beech work
surfaces, a double butler sink and a wonderful old ship’s
lantern from Corfu and you’ve a space which, though
not vast, is light, bright and in keeping with the intimate
but uncluttered feel of the rest of the property. At the
end of the kitchen is a cosy little breakfast area which
Caroline created by losing the ground floor bathroom.
The drawing/dining room runs the length of the
building. Gathering around an ottoman and the
hop-bedecked inglenook with its woodburner are two
sofas, grey, and white and pink, from sofa.com and
Caroline’s mother respectively. In the corner sits a TV
on a cabinet with a chicken wire front, like many nice
pieces in the house, from Rising Star in Tenterden.
Standing sentry between the two parts of the room
is a dresser the couple have had ever since they got
together, 30 years ago. The superb dining table is from
an Italian farmhouse by way of Caroline Zoob and
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