Wealden Times | WT244 | September 2022 | Winter Interiors Supplement inside

Previous pages & this page: Decorated in muted shades, the upstairs ‘day sitting room’ is a great contrast with the vivid ‘evening’ parlour
downstairs and has a sophisticated city feel to it. The wallpaper that lines the hall and stairs is ‘Battle Great Woods’ by local artist Lindsay Alker
never argue about what to buy for the shop, it’s quite
simple, if we don’t both love it, we don’t buy it.”
But Peter is a being a little modest about his contribution,
because the antiques in the shop are very much his
domain, from his years as a dealer – an expertise which
is very apparent as we tour the house and he can date
the many beautiful pieces of furniture to the decade.
Having the shop, which opened in 2020, is
giving him a fun outlet for those skills.
“When we moved here from London, we said, ‘let’s not
clutter the place up…’ then I’d go out for bread and I’d
come back and Berni would say, ‘What’s that under your
arm…?’ Now with the shop, I can scratch the itch.”
They made the move down the A21 twelve years
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