Surrey Homes | SH54 | 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
“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
you enter what she calls the “grandchildren’s bedroom.” It
is as though you have stepped into an Enid Blyton story;
kitsch paintings are hung in groups on the walls, retro toys
and objects style the furniture that she originally found in a
Hastings junk shop. A patchwork quilt covers the bed and the
same patchwork fabric hangs at the windows. A further
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