Surrey Homes | SH37 | November 2017 | Gift supplement inside

Above: Exposed brickwork cocoons the staircase which rises just behind the shop, going up through the centre of the building. It
provides a great backdrop for David and David’s paintings and photographs
brickwork and period features, including some wooden
shutters in the bay window of the upstairs sitting room.
“The shutters reminded me of Holland, when I went as
a child,” says David. “I made an offer there and then.”
The couple were suddenly on a tight schedule. “We
bought the house on December 10th and the shop had
to be opened in April,” David remembers. Undaunted,
they didn’t waste time, painting over the black walls as
they moved in. “We used Valspar paint from B&Q, as it
covers so well and hid the black.” David had a clear idea
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