Wealden Times | WT203 | January 2019 | Interiors supplement inside
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Left: The basin rests on an old Indian<br />
cupboard from Ensor. The oil-rubbed<br />
bronze taps and shower fittings are from<br />
The Watermark Collection Below: An<br />
antique painted cupboard from Ensor acts<br />
as a bedside table in the guest bedroom<br />
Contrasts of old<br />
and new are found<br />
throughout the cottage<br />
the best designer in the world and something will happen that you’re not<br />
prepared for.” Knowledge and experience keep things on track, so to speak.<br />
“Before I bought the business from Mary Ensor I worked very<br />
closely with her for eight years. She’s passed on so many tricks with<br />
fabric that the girls have worked out over all their years here - how not<br />
to show the seam, balancing the curtains, joining up the pattern.<br />
“We prefer to do lined and interlined curtains to get an elegant look.<br />
All the blinds have blackout linings, otherwise light shows through the<br />
fabric when it’s against the window - and then you can’t see the pattern.”<br />
The curtains in the garden room are a case in point. They have<br />
been lined with a complementary fabric, rather than curtain lining.<br />
“This is important,” explains Lisa. “It means that I’m not looking<br />
at the lining from the outside when the curtains are drawn.”<br />
Throughout the house there’s evidence of Lisa’s skill as a designer<br />
and also of her keen eye for a find. There’s a fabulous pumpkin lamp<br />
base from Porta Romana and a beautiful contemporary painting by the<br />
artist Liesha Yaz that epitomises Lisa’s love of nature and its colours.<br />
“I love shopping and sourcing items,” she says, and will often<br />
buy several pieces from the same place. She found the large<br />
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