Wealden Times | WT192 | February 2018 | Wedding supplement inside

This page: Amy has used ferns and evergreens to bring a slightly Victorian parlour overlay to the look of the bathroom, despite its
bright pink walls
wall to the dining area and put in a new kitchen and
bathrooms. The kitchen units are from Ikea. “They were the
cheapest, and the most interesting of the ones I looked at.”
Painted black, the grain of the veneer still shows through
the paint and gives them a textured look. “IKEA units are
all the same,” she adds, “so you can change the cupboard
doors and put different handles on. Black and white work
well with the rest of the scheme, but to be honest, not many
shoots feature the kitchen.” The kitchen is possibly going
to be put to use in another venture, as Amy would like
to start running a supper club in the evenings with Annie
Nicholl of Annie’s Larder. “The kitchen is an important
space, as cooking is the main thing I like to do,” she says.
They are starting with a Valentine’s evening this month.
A varied range of clients have already used the house and
courtyard garden as a location. “I’ve been surprised at how
well it’s gone so far,” she says. “It’s mainly fashion shoots and
music videos – pop, rap, grunge. The pop people like the
saturated colours, rap are darker and use smoke. Once when
I got home, there was a man standing in the bath with a
fish.” She laughs. “Apparently it was part of a grunge video.”
This is her home, but she always has to have an eye for
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