Wealden Times | WT188 | October 2017 | Kitchen & Bathroom supplement inside

This page: In the music room there’s a rare glimpse
of modern life, with a flat screen TV – concealed
behind a painting, which is lowered to watch
and put in a new entrance vestibule, complete with a
tessellated tile floor salvaged from a house in Camberwell
and stained glass windows with a lovely bird design.
Paul shows me the original window in the
adjoining loo – complete with a fine blue and white
patterned thunderbox WC – which they found in a
reclamation yard and had copied by a glass worker.
Considering the enormous amount of effort Paul and
Stephen have put in, it’s pleasing to know that their
magnificent décor can be enjoyed by anyone who cares
to visit this wonderful house as a bed and breakfast. One
which has fabulous five-star reviews on Trip Advisor.
“Guests tend to be people who are enthusiastic about
interiors, vintage and traditional styles of buildings
and architecture,” says Paul. “The décor is the thing
which attracts people here. There are lots of pictures
of the interior on our website, so it’s clear it’s not a
normal hotel and we get a lot of repeat visitors.
“Very occasionally we’ll get a guest who just wanted
a bed for the night and they are quite surprised
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