Surrey Homes | SH16 | February 2016 | Wedding supplement inside

Above and left: An armchair that originally came from Claridge’s and a lamp
that was retrieved from a skip, complete the look in an upstairs bedroom
Other sources of furniture include
boot sales, a doctors’ surgery and even a
skip: “A lamp upstairs was on its way
to the tip, before I rescued it,” says
Jilly. The furniture just seems to fit –
rather like Jilly’s many happy guests
couldn’t afford advertising and didn’t even have a sign!”
says Jilly. Fortunately, in her first week, a TV crew came
to stay, and word spread: “In my third week, the BBC
booked the place for six weeks solid.” So, as well as
having a house full, she’s had some pretty special guests.
“We do seem to be a popular place with actors,” she says,
though she’s careful not to name-drop, “and it makes a great
party place.” She still doesn’t advertise and attracts almost
all her business through word-of-mouth recommendation
– and appearances in numerous glossy magazines.
Opposite the ground floor breakfast room and its
roaring fire is a living room with retro wood-burner,
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