Wealden Times | WT186 | August 2017 | Wedding supplement inside

It’s often said that we have no idea what goes on behind
closed doors – and for many of us that’s a blessed
relief. Even those of us who like having guests may
still break out in a cold sweat at the thought of people
arriving unannounced, before we’ve had a chance to
wash the dishes or have a quick tidy up. So, imagine if
more than 30,000 people had looked around your home,
made themselves comfortable on your sofa – in their
minds at least – and felt free to comment on your decor.
Welcome to the life and home of Lucinda Mitra, a former
English teacher and now an Instagram sensation.
Arriving at the pretty brick house on a cul-de-sac in rural
Sussex, there’s nothing on the outside that gives away the
building’s exciting other life. Perhaps unsurprisingly though,
as you come into the house it feels strangely familiar. Lucinda
is as welcoming as you might expect from someone who
is happy to share every corner of her home with a raft of
‘followers’. She’s also extremely down-to-earth and not at
all phased by her almost accidental rise to online celebrity.
“I was a secondary school teacher up in London, then we
moved out here and I was due to start teaching at another
school but got pregnant.” Lucinda now shares the house with
her husband James and their daughter Sienna, 19 months. “I
Previous pages & this page: Lucinda has painted
her living room in deep, rich Farrow & Ball Hague
Blue. The Be Big poster is from Print Club London
and the sofa is French Connection for DFS
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