Wealden Times | WT224 | Nov & Dec 2020 | Christmas supplement inside

This page: Situated in the main
house, the Lilac Room exudes
luxury and comfort. Pale pink
panelling coupled with natural stone
tiling and warm woods gives the
en suite bathroom cosy appeal
of the original building in the design
as well as the surrounding gardens with
the use of natural materials and the
colour scheme. They also wished to
build as much sustainability as possible
into the project by sourcing goods
from local suppliers and supporting
local businesses,” says Alie.
One step through the Gothic-arch
double doors into the library, used
as a sitting room by B&B guests
and it is instantly apparent how well
their collaboration has worked.
It’s a lovely lofty space, with a stone
mantelpiece, put in by the stone mason
who was working on the buildings,
flanked by three generous sofas piled
with kilim cushions. The walls – of
what could have been too big a room
to be cosy and inviting – have been
broken up with panelling they put in,
the beading picked out in a warmer
yellow than the walls. “It’s a Farrow &
Ball colour, but we mixed it up a bit.
India Yellow was too dark,” they add.
For the same reason, the pale
green wall paint stops at picture
rail height, but what really strikes
you in this room is the vibrancy of
the collection of paintings on the
walls – and they weren’t kidding
when they said they love art.
“We have collected art –
original paintings – for years.
We both love colour and
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