Wealden Times | WT199 | September 2018 | Education supplement inside

Left: The teak four poster is from Lombok Below: Chris
and Lillie found the antique Mongolian cabinet at Yi Ju in
Tunbridge Wells, along with the Chinese chair. The brass
statues were found in Bangkok
map across one wall – surely every future explorer’s
dream… Although as Chris admits, it may have
been created more for his benefit than his son’s.
Across the landing is one of the first of the guest
bedrooms that instantly transports you to South East Asia,
via Yi Ju, a specialist shop in Tunbridge Wells that Chris
and Lillie like to frequent. Alongside dark wood Balinese
furniture from Lombok, including a wonderful four-poster
bed, are antique Thai marriage cabinets and statues.
Chris and Lillie’s spacious master bedroom makes
the most of the abundant daylight that pours through
the dual aspect windows, surrounding you with a sea of
greenery from both behind and in front of the house.
Nestled next to mum and dad is the nursery of their
new-born daughter – a medley of soft cushions and
unicorn cuteness that has to be every little girl’s fantasy.
Whilst the interior of the house has been very
much Lillie’s domain, with a lot of input from
Chris, the garden is where Chris has truly been
let loose to mould his fantasy landscape.
Creating a garden on a hill is never an easy brief for a
garden designer, but when it is your own steep hill, that
was originally two boggy fields, you have even more at
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