Wealden Times | WT206 | April 2019 | Garden supplement inside

Left: Hidden behind a pair of mirrored doors lies
a stunning marble tiled bathroom Below: In the
grandchildren’s bedroom kitsch paintings are hung in
groups on the walls and retro toys and objects style the
furniture that Clare found in a Hastings junk shop
and Crafts style of the house. A large oak mirror that Clare
found locally nods to the wooden floor and the panelling.
Hidden behind a pair of mirrored doors, that you could have
been lulled into thinking was just a wardrobe, lies a stunning
marble tiled bathroom, straight out of Hollywood. “It used
to be a look out spot,” says Clare, “but with the long series of
windows overlooking the Channel, I thought it would make
the most amazing bathroom, so I raised the bath up onto a
dais and covered it in marble, so now you can sit back and
relax in the bath and see the sea.” The master bedroom which
leads off the bathroom is painted in a seaside-perfect turquoise
and accessorised with pink fabric blinds – again showing off
the eclectic mix of Clare’s travels and interests. The room and
bathroom definitely have the touch of Los Angeles about them,
and Clare tells me the family lived in the city during the 1990s
and the bedside tables are a keep-sake from that time. The
upholstered bed, in the French style, is from Graham & Green
and the bright blue lamps are from a vintage shop in Hastings.
You can sense Clare’s TV and Film skills at work again as
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