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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
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