Wealden Times | WT256 | September 2023 | Education & Kitchen Supplement inside

Above: The family bathroom is home to a
free-standing roll top bath stepped down
behind the exposed joists and beams of the
roof Right: A blue-themed guest bedroom
features a headboard in a Nina Campbell
fabric, pillows by Zara, a blue velvet Ottoman
and two blue glass lamps by Porta Romana
aware of at Tanhouse is how well
the house moves from the interior
to the exterior – both elements are
in a constant conversation with one
another. The light-filled garden room
is surrounded by a fabulous green
and verdant backdrop via the large
floor-to-ceiling windows. From both
the sitting room and the kitchen you
glimpse a wide and generous veranda
that wraps around the entire side of
the house overlooking the shimmering
swimming pool below. Offering the
most charming shaded dining area and
seating area, the white wooden pergola
dapples sunlight across the wooden deck
beneath. The white weatherboarding of
the exterior of the house bounces yet
more light around making the entire
area almost sparkle, it is the perfect
spot for a long family summer lunch
or a cool sundowner cocktail. “We
used to have vines trailing across the
pergola but the dogs kept eating the
grapes and we had to remove them, so
I bought these old doors at Wealden
Times Midsummer Fair, and they add
a bit of texture to this area… but it’s
still a work in progress,” says Nicki.
A family kitchen that, like the library,
sits at the heart of the house, connects
the garden room to the dining room.
Like the dining room, Nicki has kept
the natural structure of the house
apparent with wood beams both across
the ceiling and also framing the large
granite bar. “I tend to gravitate to this
area, as I do a lot of my work sitting on
one of the stools,” says Nicki. The bar
section has been lined with tongue-andgroove
and the green woodwork, which
is mirrored in the green units within the
kitchen. A new double sized Everhot
and shelving has been added to extend
the cooking and surface space available.
Upstairs Nicki has continued
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