Surrey Homes | SH22 | August 2016 | Wedding supplement inside
The lifestyle magazine for Surrey - Wedding Supplement, Fabulous Fashion, Delicious Dishes
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Lee Courtnage<br />
Miscellanea of Churt, Farnham<br />
I always advise my customers to buy something they love,<br />
rather than what’s in fashion, because then it will last. With<br />
all the electronic help these days, on sites like Pinterest, people<br />
are more confident than they used to be about being more<br />
eclectic with their styling, because they can see something<br />
inspiring and then interpret it into their own homes.<br />
More people are looking to buy good bits of art for the<br />
home, individual pieces, and I’m happy to see that these days<br />
that quality is more important than quantity.<br />
Miscellanea of Churt, Crossways, Churt, Farnham, <strong>Surrey</strong><br />
GU10 2JA 01428 714014 miscellanea.co.uk<br />
Credit: FreeImages.com/Andrew Beierle<br />
Jane Brown<br />
Fryer and Brown Auctioneers, Cobham<br />
Chinese porcelain has been achieving record prices<br />
at auction, but following closely in its wake has been<br />
a dramatic increase in prices for traditional Chinese<br />
furniture. Such furniture is typically made of a class<br />
of hardwoods, known as ‘Rosewood’. These woods<br />
are dense and finely grained, properties which make<br />
the furniture highly stable and hardwearing.<br />
Stylistically Chinese furniture works well in a<br />
traditional English interior and can be found in pride<br />
of place in many of the great ‘Stately <strong>Homes</strong>’. However<br />
it works equally well in the minimalist modern settings<br />
currently in fashion. A single altar table can produce<br />
the ‘wow’ factor when used as a statement feature.<br />
Fryer and Brown, The Old Mill, Cobham Park<br />
Road, Downside, Cobham, Kent KT11 3PF<br />
01932 865026 fryerandbrown.com<br />
Sheila Aspinall<br />
Wildwinds Antiques and Collectables, Teynham<br />
More and more customers are looking for pieces of<br />
traditional furniture to hide the chargers, remote<br />
controls, and all the assorted technology that seems to<br />
be essential to our busy lives but looks so unsightly, and<br />
a lovely old roll-top desk or a bureau is a perfect place.<br />
A sturdy Victorian or Edwardian chest of drawers<br />
no longer keeps the clothes and linen in check, but<br />
comfortably houses the CDs and DVDs, and glass-fronted<br />
display cabinets, which used to house the Royal Doulton<br />
and the Wedgwood, can look fabulous in a bedroom<br />
showing off beautiful shoes and bags. These craftsmanmade<br />
pieces of furniture continue not only to look good,<br />
but also adapt beautifully to modern-day living.<br />
Wildwinds Antiques and Collectables, London<br />
Road, Teynham, Kent ME9 9JY. 07572 520920<br />
www.wildwindsantiquesandcollectables.com<br />
Jill Kirby<br />
Aunty Wainright’s<br />
Currently we are finding our customers are purchasing top quality items<br />
which are practical and can be used in their homes, such as good period<br />
mahogany, walnut and oak pieces. Antique jewellery is also popular. People<br />
are tending to spend their money on items which they like and will look<br />
good in their homes. The priority is beautiful things to live with - rather<br />
than pieces that are seen as an investment.<br />
Aunty Wainright’s, 41 High Street, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 8HU<br />
01435 866935<br />
Images are for illustration only and cannot be guaranteed to be in stock.<br />
wealdentimes.co.uk<br />
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