Surrey Homes | SH74 | March 2021 | Interiors supplement inside

Above: Pride of place on the bathroom mantelpiece is a sculpture, carved from African black soap by Susan’s daughter, for her
degree show at St Martins. Below: An amazing boat on top of the cupboard was made from driftwood and flotsam and jetsam picked
up on the beach
when based in Hastings Old Town’s Courthouse Street.
Another feature in here come from a legend of Hastings
vintage splendour, Mick, of 20 th Century Funkin’ Junk.
These are a couple of French 19 th century cloches du
marriage – 3D collages of decorative objects, such as gilt
birds, wax flowers, velvet cushions and small mirrors,
that brides-to-be assembled under glass domes.
It has to be said, they would not fit in every
home, but they are perfect here, alongside a plethora
of cherubs and a lovely collection of pressed glass
powder bowls, grouped on the dressing table.
Across the hall, is the absolutely splendid new bathroom,
which was a bedroom; the smaller room next door, which
used to be the bathroom is now an office. In a house with five
bedrooms, since Susan converted the loft to create two more,
this is a much savvier use of the space – and the bathroom
itself is another testament to her brilliant curation skills.
The impressive stand-alone claw-foot bath, was a classic
Susan find. “It was £10 on eBay,” she says laughing. “It’s
resin. Cast iron would have gone through the floor.”
The mirrors over the twin basins belonged to her
grandparents, the curtain is an old lace tablecloth and
the amazing boat on top of the cupboard was made
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