Surrey Homes | SH51 | January 2019 | Wedding supplement inside

Above: This chair, in the master bedroom is covered with a loose cover made from old grain sacks. The portrait of a boy and the
double height chest of drawers were antique finds
the strength and the strong lines. No fuss, I’m quite direct.”
If you’re looking for patterns and prints here, you will
have to look very hard. “It’s a masculine look,” she says.
“A statement look. You can create detail with contrasting
bands of colour - it doesn’t have to be pattern.”
Remarkably, the only bits of pattern in the entire house are
the timorous beasties featured on the cushions in the sitting
room and the chalet - and upstairs in the back bedroom there
are some cushions covered with a delicate Mark Alexander
fabric. “These are the prettiest things in the house,” she laughs.
The success of a scheme ultimately lies in the detail
and this is evident in Lisa’s business life at Ensor Interior
Design too, where curtain making is a speciality.
“Attention to detail and experience is key. You can be
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