Surrey Homes | SH21 | July 2016 | Interiors supplement inside

Above: A sheltered corner makes the perfect indoor-outdoor space in which
to relax in summer Left: The large garden with mature trees, lawns and
meadows offers many other lovely spots in which to sit
away all the existing black paint, a pine dome-lidded chest at
the foot of the bed and an oak dressing table. All the furniture
in the room came from antique shops in Rochester apart
from the elegant Hypnos bed and a pretty little chair they
picked up in a bric-a-brac shop in Hythe and reupholstered.
There isn’t a single space in this house that isn’t bright,
clean, crisp and, above, all, elegant. It is the perfect
canvas upon which to paint the couple’s new country
lifestyle. It’s a masterclass in how to renovate a 350-yearold
period property, bring it up to the minute and still
retain all the essential period features and character which
attracts so many when considering a country home.
Above all, though, Tara & Mark’s house is a triumph
of light. Every scrap that enters is employed to the
full. Khan would have been delighted and so the last
word must be his. “A man’s creation, the making of a
room, is nothing short of a miracle,” he said. “Just
think – a man can claim a slice of the sun.”
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