A very British affair
With blowsy f lorals, collected pieces and weathered materials,
country house style is relaxed, elegant and a tad shambolic...
Styling Ali Brown PhotograPhy DAmiAn russell
Fauxmarbleplinth,£1,200fortwo;
Regencyarmchair,£1,100;Swedish
plinth,£895fortwo,BrownriggInteriors.
Uptonconsoletable,£1,350;(on
plinth)Hecubaonmarblebase,£55,
Oka.Early20th-centurylandscape,
£550,Puckhaber.Drummondpicture
light,£187,JimLawrence.(Onconsole)sixGrandTourplasterbusts,£2,950;
alabasterstatueofAphroditeof
Menophantos,£650;terracottaurn,
£1,100fortwo;cast-ironurn,£850,all
BrownriggInteriors.Flowers,from£49,
TheOddFlower.Tournemirelamp,
£150;Dogeshade,£85,Oka.Queen’s
WareVenusbust,£4,025,Wedgwood.BigFoot,£300,JulianChichester.
Leightoncushion,£28,Clarke&
Clarke.Fauxbamboocoatstand,
£850,Puckhaber.Hanburyraincoat,
£290;umbrellas,from£65,allLondon
Undercover.RockCandydoglead,
from£77.50,Mungo& Maud.Kilim
NK0017.S6,£3,852,VaughanDesigns.a palette of creamy neutrals and an abundant display of florals create a tranquil entrance. an eclectic collection
of busts loosens the look and what could offer a warmer welcome than a lounging hound?