Surrey Homes | SH110 | March 2024 | Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement inside

Right: The guest room features
Woodland Chorus wallpapaer in Sky
Blue Multi from Sanderson. The
bedspread in a subtle striped leaf
design from John Lewis ties in with
the woodland theme Below: The pink
Gelato Porcelain Mosaic Tiles in Cotton
Candy from Mandarin Stone soften the
bathroom and give it a feminine finish
picture rail level to display pieces
of sentimental value, and I feel it
gives the spare room real character.”
When it came to the bathroom
upstairs Deborah found some
pink tiles on Pinterest, that she
initially considered for the kitchen,
but which work beautifully in
the bathroom. “The pink tiles
really soften the room, they make
it feel feminine and we felt that
we didn’t really need anything
else decorative,” she says.
To finish the house Deborah
had plenty of art and objets d’art
collected over the years from her
previous homes. “I knew that I
wanted to display particular pieces
and they were accommodated for
within the overall designs of each
space. I have a lovely collection of
Naif Dinnerware by Villeroy &
Boch. The pieces have different
designs and I like that they look
like pieces of art displayed on the
pink dresser. I use them all the time
– just like William Morris would
advise – beautiful and useful,” says
Deborah. “What is lovely is that
when I finally showed my sons the
house, one of them said “it really
looks like your house”, so although
I had employed interior designers it
was clear that they had worked with
me and had not imposed their taste.
They’d worked very collaboratively
to support me in realising my vision
of the house I now call home.”
Address Book:
Mandarin Stone mandarinstone.com
Neptune neptune.com
Sarah K sarahk.co.uk
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