Wealden Times | WT179 | January 2017 | Health & Beauty supplement inside

This page: At the end of the landing is a really pretty guest room
which features an Andrew Martin willow pattern plate design
wallpaper, colours from which have been picked up in curtains,
throws and cushions
walls were all taken away and, with the addition of a single
storey extension, the Warings have created a fabulous big
room that really does feel like the heart of the home. At one
end a picture window looks out over the rambling garden
and beyond to Tunbridge Wells, and rather cleverly it has
been framed by painting the surrounding wall a very dark
grey – Mercury by Fired Earth. By painting the imposing
fireplace at the other end of the kitchen in the same colour,
Annie ties the big space together. She also explains that it’s a
very simple and quick way of completely changing the look of
the room. In recent years these feature walls have been white
(“too cold”), dark maroon (“great”) and green (“hideous”)!
The garden end has a long table created from an old
GPO desk bought for £1 at an office clearance sale. It’s
surrounded by some funky colourful chairs all of which have
travelled with the Warings from home to home. They both
have an aversion to creating a “look” and feel passionate
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