Wealden Times | WT214 | December 2019 | Guide to Christmas supplement inside

This page: At the very top of the house, the
light filled master bedroom looks out over the
old post office and former village green
should ever be dead space,” says Toby.
Just as I thought we’d completed the
tour of the house, I discover there’s a
further staircase to the second floor which
arrives into a gorgeous master bedroom.
Still enjoying fabulously generous
proportions, this lovely room leads on
to a stunning bathroom with wow factor
geometric floor tiles and, the pièce de
résistance, a bijoux studio, which is strewn
with Megan’s beautiful drawings.
The couple have created an elegant but
extremely homely space here; I’m amazed
when they tell me the work was all done
within a year, and further amazed when I
hear they lived in the house throughout.
“A low point was when we had ripped all
six bathrooms out, and then had to bath
the children in the butler sink,” remembers
Megan. Their expert knowledge, handson
approach and hard work has paid off
though; the house with its paired back
and elegant interior, is a triumph.
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