Surrey Homes | SH49 | November 2018 | Gift supplement inside

Previous page: Annemarie painted and wallpapered the
kitchen cupboards Above: The classical bust is from May’s
Antiques in Lewes Left: The fridge freezer is camouflaged
with eau de nil paint and motifs of the digestive system
reappropriated from old posters. The leopard print chairs are
from Gorringe’s auction house in Lewes
Annemarie St Vincent Farr likes to make
things. Whether it’s from her life as a painter/
decorator, as a set and prop designer, or as an
events stylist, Annemarie’s style and joie de vivre is
written all over her rather astonishing Hastings home.
The first thing that strikes you as you
approach the terraced house is its bright pink
front door. It immediately makes you smile
and you get the sense that guests are warmly
welcomed into this house on a regular basis.
“It’s a party house,” confirms Annemarie as we
stand in her blue and pink kitchen, a space that
immediately reminds me of Mexico. “I love having
people round, and my home reflects that.”
There is a wonderful sense of not-giving-a-damn that
runs across every square inch of this four-storey house
– which is very much in the riotous free spirit of the
seaside town she moved to from Lewes four years ago.
“It’s a place full of people like me - arty, creative and a
bit wild, many people here have a similar history to me
as well. I’m never go to leave this place, it suits me.”
Annemarie’s home is above all about colour.
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