Wealden Times | WT166 | December 2015 | Interiors supplement inside
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Above: Mysterious stairs in one of the boys’ bedrooms disappear<br />
into yet more attic space - formerly a servants’ tunnel.<br />
Right: the house is beautiful, yet is a proper family home<br />
complemented by Farrow & Ball wallpaper and grey tiles.<br />
What is now known as ‘Granny’s Room’ is an adorable<br />
little secret annexe that occupies the first floor of the<br />
Victorian extension on the side of the house. Originally<br />
a dark corridor leading to a laundry room it was quite a<br />
challenge to know what to do. But Becky has very cleverly<br />
turned the corridor into a little anteroom using Capital<br />
to Coast ‘Library’ wallpaper which leads into a cosy<br />
bedroom with pretty strawberry toile curtains. The tiny<br />
bathroom, painted surprisingly in Farrow & Ball’s Off<br />
Black works really well with Olive & the Fox lamps.<br />
Both the boys have fun bedrooms decorated<br />
with interesting wallpapers and tones of blue –<br />
with, of course, a liberal smattering of Lego, cars,<br />
bats, balls and books to complete the look.<br />
Set in extensive parkland, the house doesn’t really need<br />
its own private garden but much of the original formal<br />
framework remains. Beautiful old York stone terraces<br />
surround the house, leading down through lawns to<br />
woodland beyond. And the views are breathtaking.<br />
A sense of history pervades – horse and carriages, butlers,<br />
and balls – no doubt this house has seen it all over the years.<br />
Now with a stunning 21 st century makeover it looks very<br />
well set for an equally imaginative and interesting future.<br />
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