Wealden Times | WT260 | January 2024 | Good Living Supplement inside

“We were going
to have wooden
stairs,” Emma
says, “but couldn’t
get the wood
during Covid.
The only thing
that was available
was steel, so we
spray painted it
deep plum and it
became a feature.”
of the exposed beams of the barn.
“The beams also help to divide up the
space,” explains Emma, “partitioning
it into kitchen, dining and living
areas.” A suspended log burner, also
black, hangs between the dining
and living area and a linear LED
pendant – made by Terry – hangs
high above the Ercol dining table.
Bold statements are vital in big
spaces and, with a vaulted ceiling
and a huge hooded window at one
end, this is definitely on the large
side, although the kitchen section
has a lower ceiling due to the
mezzanine. “It makes it feel cosier
and more enclosed,” she says, but
it is by no means a dark space,
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