Wealden Times | WT257 | October 2023 | Interiors & Bathrooms Supplement inside
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Clockwise from top left: The hallway features the original flooring; Charlotte’s spaniel makes herself comfy in her<br />
son’s room; A woodburner has been installed in what used to be the original kitchen, now a boot room<br />
when it came down I got it cleaned and<br />
turned into our bedroom curtains. And<br />
there was enough left over for the foot<br />
stool too!” The bed is from Loaf, bedside<br />
tables sourced from Etsy and dressing<br />
table from The Cotswold Company.<br />
As we come out onto the landing, I<br />
get a fresh take on the grand entrance<br />
hall and stairway. Light floods in through<br />
the hallway windows and sparkles on<br />
the large chandelier overhead. “That is<br />
from Woodcocks in Tenterden. I get a lot<br />
of furniture and decorative items from<br />
them,” says Charlotte. “The wallpaper<br />
was here so we just painted over it… but<br />
you still get the lovely pattern showing<br />
through.” It works really well and is a<br />
fabulous ‘hack’ for those who want to<br />
refresh a room and give the impression<br />
of very expensive embossed wallpaper. “I<br />
am a bit of a Farrow & Ball fan,” adds<br />
Charlotte. “The house features a lot of<br />
Elephant’s Breath and Hardwick White!”<br />
Down the wide stairs and we are back<br />
in the light-filled downstairs rooms with<br />
both the grown-ups and kids’ TV room<br />
at the front of the house, making the<br />
most of the light. “This was the breakfast<br />
room,” says Charlotte as we go into the<br />
kids’ TV room. “Now it’s where the kids<br />
like to hang out with their friends.” They<br />
are certainly two lucky children – it’s a<br />
gorgeous, spacious room with big comfy<br />
sofas and stunning decor. “I’ve bought a<br />
lot of furniture from the <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Fair over the years – that mirror for<br />
example,” says Charlotte. Cheerful prints<br />
and pops of colour in the cushions<br />
and soft furnishings prevent it from <br />
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