2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

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former vicarage

design advice‘Don’tcreateroomsthatyouknow

you’ll rarely use – in our case, a dining room’

bathroom

Carraramarbleandpolishedfloorboards

helptocreateanopulentlook.

wallsandcabinetrypaintedinJasmine

whiteflatmattemulsion,£29.16for2.5L,

andeggshell,£16.42for500ml,Dulux

GUEStbEDroom

Prettilypatternedfabricsgivethis

sunnyrooma traditionalfeel.

tubchaircoveredinChalvington cotton,

£124m, Nicholas herbert

mainbEDroom

Anelegantcreamandcaramel

colourschemesetsa restfultone.

wallspaintedinPalewalnutflat

mattemulsion,£29.16for2.5L,

Dulux.CurtainsinLinsbrodés

LI60029,£142.80m,Abbott&

boyd.Adamchandelier,£3,192,

richard taylor Designs

seena similarhouseina magazine

soi decidedtocontactthedesigner,

LouiseJones,andaskherif shewould

beinterestedinhelpingusrefurbish

thevicarage,’saysClaire.‘Wewanted

tocreatesomethingelegant,that

wasn’tgoingtodate,butwedidn’t

wantit tobesosmartthatyou felt too

frightenedtositdown.’

FollowingLouise’sadvice,the

downstairswasreconfiguredwiththe

kitchen being moved from the front

tothebackofthehouse.thenew

open-planlayoutaccommodatesan

informalfarmhouse-stylekitchen-

diner.Frenchdoors,addedatLouise’s

suggestion,helptomaketheroom

muchlighterandmoreflexible,

especiallywhenit comestooutdoor

entertaining.‘Wemadea conscious

decisionnottohavea diningroom–

wedon’tlivelikethat,’saysClaire.

‘Weincludeda smallutilityroomto

one side of the kitchen, so when we

havepeoplearoundfordinner,wecan

stacktheplatesawayoutofsight.’

aconsideredpaletteofwarm

hueshasbeenusedthroughout

thehouseandit worksinperfect

harmonywiththegentlegreens,

pinksandcreamsofthetraditional

Englishplantingschemesoutside.

andwithnewrosebushesthriving

atthefrontofthehouse,Claireand

markfeelasthoughtheoriginalspirit

of the vicarage has been restored.

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