2019-06-01 Country Homes & Interiors

buildings,carpentryandhandmadefurniture.Asthe

houseis GradeII-listed,it meanttherewererestrictionson

whatworktheycoulddo.sustainablelambswoolwasused

forinsulationintheroofandthehousewasrewiredand

replumbed,withnewheatinginstalledandoldschool

radiatorsaddedtoenhancetheperiodfeel.stonefloors

wereputdowninthehallandkitchen.Happily,the

renovationworkalsouncoveredsomehiddenoriginal

features.‘Aninglenookfireplaceinthelivingroom,

whichhadbeenbrickedupbythepreviousowners,

wasexposed,’sayssara.‘Itwasa fantasticfind.’

HartleyQuinnWilsondesignedanoutdoorkitchen

tousewhenthefamilyfirstmovedintothehouse,as

theindoorkitchendidn’thaveanoven.‘Wehada lotof

barbecues!’sayssaralaughing.thestructurewasbuilt

frombricks,renderanda reclaimedCarraramarble

worktop,thenfittedwitha built-inbarbecue,purchased

inFrance,andanantiquetapovera butlersink,bought

froma localsalvageyard.tocreatethefeelingofan

outsideroomwherethefamilycouldhavea largetable

foreating,supportswereerectedtoallowrosestogrow

aroundthebackofthekitchen,likea livingwall.

‘Whenwefirstmovedin,therewasnoplantinginthe

garden other than a few small trees, so we planted beech

KitchenA butler

sinkaddsclassicstyle.

Similarsink, British

Bathroom Company

LivingtheDream

Bringingbrocantestylebackhomeis

easywhenyouknowwhattolookfor

Wherearethebest

places?Car-bootandyardsales,

vintagefairsandantiquesmarkets

suchasTheCountryBrocanteor

antiquesfairssuchasSunbury,

ArdinglyandNewark.Getthereearly!

Whatarethebestbuys?

Seekoutvintagetextiles,furniture

withoriginalpaintwork,enamelware

orkitchenalia,Frenchstoneware,

vintagequiltsorold-fashionedFrench

cutlery.Lookoutforolddoorsand

shutters,toolsandgardenalia,too.

Whichcolourswould

work?Softpastels,fadedhues

anda chalkypalettewillharmoniously

blendprettyEnglishandFrenchdetails.

TakenfromCountryBrocanteStyle:

A DecorativeLifebyLucyHaywood,

£19.99,RylandPeters& Small

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