Wealden Times | WT213 | November 2019 | Gift supplement inside

This page: When embarking on a new room project, Ally first draws up a floorplan by hand and cuts the furniture out in paper to
see how it works together. In the drawing room, she relocated an L-shaped sofa to the snug next door and replaced it with a more
classic one covered with a striped fabric by Penny Morrison Above left: A painting by Victoria Graimes hangs above the fireplace
faux fur throw on the bed and leather knobs on the
built-in wardrobes – created using Ally’s buy-thencustomise
technique again. This time two cupboards
have created a niche just right to fit a sofa into.
The padded headboard is in an Andrew Martin
striped fabric, finished with suitably butch and manly
studding. A bright kilim cushion – one of many Ally
cannot see without plumping, as we tour the house –
in complementing colours and two orange and white
lampshades from the brilliant lighting website, Pooky,
add just the right touches of stronger colour.
Mismatching chests of drawers on either side of the bed
provide storage and essential bedside table space – rendered
level by the ever-practical Ally, who had a carpenter create
wedges to compensate for the seriously sloping floor .
Up another characterful flight of stairs to what was
once the attics, is the guest room, remodelled by Ally to
become a calm oasis she calls the Singapore Room,
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