Wealden Times | WT178 | December 2016 | Interiors supplement inside

Above: The wallpaper over the bed is a work in progress for
a new line Miss Match, which Louise will hand finish with
metallic leaf. The bedside table is another Hastings Old Town
find Below: The print over the fireplace is by Eric Ravilious, a
birthday present from husband Jonny. The footstool belonged to
Louise’s grandparents and has been recovered in her fabric Dotto-Dot.
The jug vase is from Snoopers Paradise in Brighton
but also works as an uncluttered gallery space for
Louise’s art works, her grandmothers’ pictures and a
recent picture of a fox, created by Isaac: “It’s a dry point
etching, which he made on a lovely course in Hastings,”
says Louise, with justifiable pride. It’s clear he’s got the
family talent. Opposite, on the stairwell which leads
to the attic rooms, I notice a rather different style of
wallpaper. Could this be by someone else? “No, that’s one
of mine too,” Louise chuckles, “called ‘Traily Plant’.”
It’s clear that being a wallpaper and fabric designer
comes in handy when doing up your own home, but the
proliferation of Louise’s work also has a lot to do with the
fact that she uses her home as a testing ground and also
for photoshoots. “They always give me a push. The other
day a friend needed to do a shoot for a new interiors book,
called Creative Country, and that gave me a push to get
a few more things finished. So, every time I have to do a
photoshoot, something else gets done in the house!”
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