Wealden Times | WT203 | January 2019 | Interiors supplement inside

Above: The sofa bed in the garden chalet is a one-off made by Ensor
Interior Design. The fabric on the cushions is by Timorous Beasties,
from Ensor Left: Looking from the garden into the chalet sitting room
and cloakroom
oil portraits and several other items at Phoenix Antiques.
“I think you should have bigger things - and less of them,” she says,
indicating the huge circular Slovakian railway mirror in the sitting
room. “I love this mirror. It reflects the light, but also reflects the
other areas and the rust within the glass reflects the textures of the
house, the juxtapositions of rough with smooth, old with new.”
The basin cupboard in the bathroom is an old Indian
cupboard, its rough rustic patina rubbing along nicely
against the smooth sleekness in the rest of the room.
More contrasts of old and new are found throughout the cottage. In
the master bedroom, for instance, there’s a new headboard, but there’s
also an old chair covered with a loose cover made from old grain sacks.
“I always try to update things rather than discard them - if
you have a good quality sofa you can change the covers, add
loose covers, new cushions and refresh the look.”
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