Wealden Times | WT167 | January 2016 | Health & Beauty supplement inside

Above: Bright dashes of colour and touches of humour, such as the flamingo’s
head protruding from the wall, prevent the rooms feeling at all austere –
despite the liberal use of white paint on the walls Right: Kate’s love of colour
and preferred palette is reflected in her shoes
An Anthropologie flamingo head sticks
out from the wall. One half expects to
find the rear end protruding into the
bedroom next door
desk and, in an opposite alcove, a Victorian washstand.
Under the window is a miniature wrought-iron day bed
which Kate rescued from its previous life as a florist’s prop.
Joe’s room really could not be more of a boy’s room.
Virtually every sport known to man is represented and
by the window is an Austin J40 pedal car – but not, you
understand, just any pedal car. This is the car in which Joe
competes in the Settrington Cup at Goodwood Revival each
year. “It’s really just a great day out,” says Kate. “It’s not really
meant to be that competitive.” A boy in a racing car on a
racing track in a race and it’s not competitive? Please.
Not that Joe cares but his great red-striped blinds are
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