Surrey Homes | SH50 | December 2018 | Health & Beauty supplement inside

Previous page: The main bedroom. The print of the moon is from desenio.com, the rug is from IKEA and the cushion is from
clippings.com Above: The shower enclosure in the downstairs bathroom is made from galvanised steel. The walls and floor are
concrete screed
painted in a midnight blue, a mix atmospherically named
by Crown Paints as ‘Deep Space Echo’. By spooky chance
Gigi found some material for curtains that exactly matches
the panelled walls. Crisp white bedding perfects the scene.
By contrast, the ‘garage’ bedroom at the other
end of the ground floor has a completely different
vibe: simple and understated, save for the large
dream-like photograph positioned so that it can be
seen from the opposite end of the building.
“We used the OSB in here too; it’s a good
colour and texture. We wanted warmth, but to
keep it minimal. We didn’t want white.”
Upstairs on the landing, a shoal of golden fish appear
to float delightfully through the walls - from one side
of the house to the other. Follow the fish and there
are two more double bedrooms, one en suite, both
with views onto the dunes. They too are simply, but
luxuriously finished, with full-length soft velvet curtains
that pull across from one side in a seamless sweep.
The en suite bathroom has a monochrome sliding
door, so that left open, you can see out to the dunes
- the ultimate luxury - a bath with a view.
The downstairs bathroom is utilitarian and the shower
enclosure is clad in galvanised steel.
“I hate glass shower screens,” says Gigi.
Industrial finishes are softened by old French shutters
and wooden accessories. “The massive sink is from eBay,”
she explains, “but because it’s not bought from a
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