Surrey Homes | SH16 | February 2016 | Wedding supplement inside

Above: Justine describes the living room, which is at the front of the house,
as a ‘work in progress’. Even so, the subtle paint scheme and signature pieces
of furniture, including a Charles Eames chair and a Hans Wegner rocker,
give it understated style Right: Retro fashion posters brighten up a wall.
Justine has found other quirky prints at Rockett St George and, for unusual
art deco and modernist furniture, uses the online boutique, MAR-DEN
out feel and flooded light into this end of the house.
With the help of designer Karen McClure the garden
has had a very stylish makeover. The narrow steps leading
up to the higher level were widened, thus creating a wide
and inviting vista when you look out from the kitchen
and the beds were planted with architecturally interesting
shrubs. What really works is the clever use of black paint
on all the hard surfaces. The black fences either side of
the lawn really make the grass look greener and the brick
walls that wrap round the patio look very smart and
contemporary. With the addition of some quirky finds
such as a large French industrial mirror and Amish metallic
barn stars, good lighting and a corner sofa, this area really
has become a fun extra living space in the summer -
affectionately referred to by friends as the Mojito Garden.
Back inside, Justine has laid reclaimed pale parquet
wood flooring throughout the ground floor which
cleverly interconnects the rooms and makes it all feel
very light and bright. The neutral, simple kitchen
units are from Krieder in Tunbridge Wells and are
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