Surrey Homes | SH22 | August 2016 | Wedding supplement inside

Top: The master bedroom has magnificent views over
Hastings Old Town and the sea, all the way to Beachy
Head. The chaise longue is from Graham & Green and
the mannequin was another find at Retrouvius Left:
There is an equally lovely view from the bath - over a
planted sedum flat roof and their neighbour’s beautiful
garden, up to Hastings Country Park. The bathroom
fittings are from CP Hart
Last but not least, is the attic, more of a romantic
lofty garret. The bathroom up here, Ginny admits
happily, is a copy of an LA bathroom she saw in one of
Remodelista’s books, while the spare room is a testament
to the invisible aura one can feel in a building: “There’s
a slightly spooky story with this room. We took off
layers and layers of paint, before discovering the same
Churlish Green that we already picked for this room.”
Ginny left the rough, exposed paintwork on the
chimney breast, to act as a feature. Alongside and on
the landing outside are striking ‘industrial’ photographs.
“They’re by American photographer Robert Gumpert,
who usually takes more gritty black and white shots of,
say, homeless men in San Francisco,” says Ginny. “This
is very decorative for him.”
In the corner of the spare room, the little bird
disappears into the wall. Our house safari is almost over.
One last room, Ginny’s writing room, is filled with
storage boxes, and yet to be finished. It’s painted in a
dark, moody blue, chosen to be the perfect background
for more of her artworks. “It’s odd to think that one day
we might say ‘Oh, it’s finished now’,” says Ginny.
This house is still very much a work-in-progress but,
with two such creative personalities as its owners, it’s
hard to imagine it turning out to be anything other
than a masterpiece.
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