Surrey Homes | SH49 | November 2018 | Gift supplement inside

Above: The Swoon dresser matches the one in the hall.
The coffee table is from Made. Left: The disco ball is from
Taylor Jayne in Reigate
The couple are still thinking about the collection
of pictures they want to hang in the room.
“We kept the original curtains in here, just because
it’s such a big window and finding replacements is
quite a job. We put the picture rail in to help break
it up, but lighting in here is tricky - you have to
go with wall lights really, because the ceiling is so
high. We do have our glitter ball though,” she adds,
pointing up to the large mirrored ball hanging from
the ceiling. “It was much too high when it was first
hung. It’s lower now, but even that is still quite high.”
There are advantages to having such high ceilings
though: “At Christmas we have a 12 foot tree and
everyone helps with the decorating, although the
finishing touches are left to me.”
Upstairs is just as spacious, but the windows are
smaller, so Rachel uses mirrors to bounce the light
around. “We’ve built up a large collection ranging
from the 1800s to the 1950s and they add so
much light to the house. They’re also so pretty,
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