Surrey Homes | SH17 | March 2016 | Fashion supplement inside

Above: Throughout the house there are oak floorboards covered with antique rugs and kelims, a look that works particularly well on the landing from which all
the bedrooms lead Above right: Every wall in the house is bathed in light, making it the perfect ‘gallery space’ for works of art
middle of the room and a to-die-for walk-through shower
along one side. Ceramic tiles that look just like limestone
(but are much easier to keep clean if you live in a hard water
area) have been used and look great. Two white basins sit
well on a bespoke trestle table with two simple but stunning
stainless steel mirrored cabinets above, all pleasingly plain
and simple and lifted by some of Sarah’s own paintings.
The other bedrooms all have the same stamp – but each
surprises with quirky one-off touches, like the cosy seating
area in the guest bedroom where the sofa is upholstered in a
stripy linen sourced from an army surplus store in Moscow
or the big bold Iraqi flag in one of the boys’ bedrooms.
When Sarah set out on her 12-week project to turn this
great big pile of a house into a home, she didn’t follow any
pre-set interior design rules but, by keeping it simple, she
has allowed the light, the views and sheer scale of the place
to shine through and ended up with something very special.
Address Book:
Andrew Martin fabric 020 7225 5100
www.andrewmartin.co.uk
Camilla Samengo antiques, interiors and sculpture
07866 814379 www.camillasamengo.co.uk
Evernden Interiors 01580 713778
www.everndeninteriors.co.uk
Farrow & Ball www.farrow-ball.com
Gorringes auction house 01273 478221
www.gorringes.co.uk
Habitat www.habitat.co.uk
Heal’s www.heals.com
Julian Bell www.jbell.co.uk
New England Shutter Company www.
thenewenglandshuttercompany.com
Nicola Godden 01252 795547 www.nicolagodden.com
Pastorale Antiques Lewes 01273 473259
www.antiquessussex.co.uk
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