Country Homes & Interiors – September 2019

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RUSTIC FLOORING

AkeyingredientinClaire’splantocreatea luxury

lookforlesswasnaturalflagstoneflooring.Sheknewthe

relaxedfeelwouldelevatehersimpleShakerunits.After

lookingathundredsoftiles,shechosethisKeynesmixed

limestonefromBeswickStone.‘I lovethegreyandwarm

honeytones– theyreallycometolifewhenthesunis

shining,’saysClaire.‘TheOpus-stylepatternmakesit

easiertoachievea nice,laid-backmixofcolours.If they

wereallthesamesizeandshape,thedifferent tones

would have been more stark and obvious.’

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FEATURE FIREPLACE

Withunderfloorheatingandloadsofinsulation

inplace,ClaireandDarrendidn’tneeda woodburner.

Instead,theydecidedtoturntheoriginalfireplaceinto

adesignfeature.‘I justlovetherustic,Scandilookof

thisfireplaceandit wassoeasytoachieve– infact,

I justpickedupthekindlingfromourlocalgarage.

It’sreallynothingspecialbutit worksbeautifully,’says

Claire.Thetimberhasdriedsignificantlysinceit was

firstinstalled– Clairerammedit intightlyfora neatfit,

so she’ll be topping it up the next time she gets fuel.

Usinga disusedfireplaceas

a logstorebringsa lovely,

country touch to the room

TheOpustilelaying

styleis a classicmodular

repeatingpatternof

four different tile sizes

CABINETRY

Thein-frameBorrowdalerangein

OliveGreen(currentlyonlyavailable

inBone),from£4,069foraneight-unit

kitchen,Benchmarx Kitchens.

SURFACES

Keynesmixedflagstonefloortiles,

£38.30sqm,BeswickStone.Herregards

oakworktop, from£179fora 300x

60x2.6cmlength,BenchmarxKitchens.

Carraramarbleworktop,from£350sq

m,Stonetek.Blancomattbricktiles,

£22.95sqm,WallsandFloors.Walls

paintedinHeritageChalkWhitevinyl

mattemulsion,£30for2.5L, Dulux.

APPLIANCES

SmegC92DX8dual-fuelrangecooker,

£1,099;BekoDIN15X11full-size

fully-integrateddishwasher, £260;

SamsungRS8000RS67N8210S9/EU

American-stylefridgefreezer, £1,049;

BoschSerie2 DLN53AA70Bcanopy

cookerhoodinSilver,£119, all Currys.

SINKS&TAPS

Danburyleverbridgekitchensink

mixer, £99.95;Rangemasterfarmhouse

Belfastceramickitchensink, £149.95,

bothVictorianPlumbing.

ACCESSORIES

AndyWarholAllIs Prettyartwork,£170,

KingandMcGaw.Heliganarched

windowwallmirror, £365,Oka,is

similar.Finda reclaimedwooddining

table, from£345,TheRusticTableCo,

Etsy.Vintagediningchairs,£161for

setoftwo,Vinterior,willgiveyouthis

mismatchedlook.Brooklyncordsets

withESE27bulbholdersinCopper

& Fabricflex,£25each,Industville,are

similar to the lights above the island.

THE DETAILS

FEATURE

LINDA CLAYTON

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