Country Homes & Interiors – September 2019

ON OUR DOORSTEP

Visit...‘StMawesCastle(english-

heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-

mawes-castle),builtononesideof

theFalEstuary.Theviewsareidyllic,

takingintheCarrickRoadsand

St Anthonylighthouse,plusFalmouth

andPendennisCastle.’

Shopat...‘Onda(ondarocks.

co.uk)inStMawes.Theluxurious

butwearableclotheshereare

sobeautiful,andtheshophasa

wonderfulselectionofdesigners.’

Goforamealat...‘Hotel

Tresanton(tresanton.com),a beautiful

placebytheseainStMawes.Youcan

eatinthecandlelitrestaurant,onthe

terraceorintheDog’sBar,whichhas

an open fire and board games.’

lovethatthecolourchangeswiththelight.’Another

essentialelementofthedecoris texturalcontrast.‘I added

chunky,woventexturesandfurnitureinglassandmetal,’

saysEmma.‘Naturalmaterialshavea beautifulcharacter

andI usedthemasmuchaspossible,fromoakfloorsto

linencurtainsandwoolthrows.’Addedtothemixarepiles

ofbooks,collectionsofpebblesandseashells,ornaments

thatthefamilyhavecollectedovertheyears,anda variety

ofworksofart– someofthempaintingsbythecouple’s

daughter,Daisy,whois a professionalartist.

Nowthehouseis finished,oneofEmma’sfavourite

thingsaboutherholidayhomeis theincredibleviewsof

theStMawesestuaryandcoastline,whicharevisiblefrom

almosteveryaspectofthehouse.Inthemornings,the

lightis freshandbright,whileintheeveningsit is mellow

andpeaceful– especiallyenjoyablefromtheloungechairs

onthepatio.EmmaandJohn,whosemainhomeis in

Wiltshire,trytospendatleastoneweekenda monthin

Cornwall,andmoreofteninthesummer.‘Thehouseis

soclosetothecoastalpathandtothebeach,’saysEmma.

‘WhenI’minStMawes,I feelasif I’mcutofffromtherest

oftheworld.It’sa veryspecialplace,fullofmemoriesthat

will always be dear, and always a source of inspiration.’

Coastalescape

Thehousesitsonthecoast

neartheancientfishingvillage

ofStMawes,wherethe

Cornish scenery is stunning

FEATURE

KATHERINE SORRELL

PHOTOGRAPHS

ANYA RICE

48 COUNTRY HOMES & INTERIORS

CORNISH COASTAL VILLA