2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

25bh | arts and crafts conversion

for stockistsgo to where to buy

BUZZ’SBeDROOM

Fionahungcurtainmaterialjustbelowthe

picturerailsfora cocooningeffect.

wallspaintedinIndiayellow;ceiling

inhagueblue,bothestateemulsion,

£46.50 for 2.5L, Farrow & ball

oldbathroomintoa spareroom,givingit

anexoticfeelwithpatternedfabricsand

wallpaperanda prettygildedbamboo-effect

chandelier.Themainbedroomhousesa

copper-colouredfreestandingbathand

accessoriesinyellow,orangeandgold.

Onthetopfloor,space-fanFionahas

createda denfortheirsonBuzz,nowthree,

featuringstellar-themedartworkand

fabrics.‘I’manarmchairastronomerand

loveretro-futuristicstyle,’shesays.

Thenextstagesawtheoverhaulofthe

downstairs. Theright-angledstaircase

createsa fabulous,cosyspaceinthesitting

roomandthecouplehaveaddeda corner

sofa,woodburnerandbrightbluerug,not

tomentionmorespacememorabilia.

MotherhoodpromptedFionato

reassessherlifeandshedecidedcommuting

toLondonwasnolongerviable.So,using

someofherlate-mother’sinheritance,she

andSamsetupa businessinherhonour.

Theresultis MarshaByTheSea,a lifestyle

store.Abovetheshopis a two-bedroom

holidaylet,TheCrow’sNest,decorated

inFiona’sinimitablestyle.

Despitea stressfulfewyearsforFiona,

thingsaresettlingintoa routineandthe

familyareabletoenjoytheruralidyll,

includingmakingthemostoftheseaby

poppingtothecoastlineonlya shortdrive

away. ‘It’s so therapeutic,’ she says.

decorating tip‘Pickthree coloursandusethemthroughoutyourhome.

So even though each room can be different, there is something tying them together’

GUeSTBeDROOM

Touchesofgoldaddglamour.

hexagonalPavilionlanternlight,

£325,oka.birdbranchStripevelvet

fabric, £88m, timorous beasties

BATHROOM

Thisspacewascreatedfrom

twostorecupboards.

Casinotiles,£49.80sqm,Firedearth.try

theburlingtonedwardianbasinand

washstand, £351.90, Victorian Plumbing

MAINBeDROOM

Astand-alonetubistheheightofluxury.

bath,froma selection,theAlbion

bath Company.Mirror,froma selection,

graham and green

80 | 25bhJuNe 2019