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thehouseoncetherestorationwas
complete.Frenchlinensheets,dyed
mossygreeninthewashingmachine,
makebeautifulbedspreadsandlook
luxuriousteamedwithwhitebedlinen
andpaernedpillowcasesinyellow.
ThroughoutthehouseSuehasused
a pleasingpalee inspiredbythesea:
sogreens,stonegreysandumberhues,
ratherthanthemoreobviouslynautical
bluesandwhites.Windowsareelegantly
dressedwithsimpleoor-to-ceiling
panelsofslubsilkinmarineshades.The
wallsarehungwithcoastallandscapes
bySue,aswellaspaintingsandprints
bylocalartists.Stonewarepotsand
simplejugsbrimmingwithfreshly
picked owers are doed around the

house,creatinga warmand wonderfully

welcomingatmosphere.

Inthesiingroom,a glazedvintage

cabinetisartfullylledwithanever-

changingcollectionofshells,junk-shop

ndsandephemeragatheredonregular

beachcombingexpeditions.Anoldmap

ofthearea,whichwasdiscoveredunder

theoorboards by the builders, is tacked

totheback.

Travelhasbeena majorpartofthe

family’slifeand,unsurprisingly,there

areplentyofremindersthroughoutthe

house:ethnictextilesanddecorative

piecesarejuxtaposedwithmorelocal

nds.Thesplendid19th-centuryglass

chandelierhanginginthehallwaywas

found on a trip to Rajasthan and sits

ABOVETheantiquechandelierhanging

overthestairwellcatchessunlightfromthe

south-facingwindow.BELOWBlack-and-

whiteprintsarea boldadditionto thecalm

anddreamybathroomwithitsdelicateshell

chandelier and painted floorboards.

In thebedroom,Suehascreateda pretty
‘boudoir’feelbycombiningclassicdesigns,
suchasColefaxandFowler’sSnowTree
fabriconthedressingtable,withsimple,
floor-to-ceilingslubsilkcurtains.Anantique
French armoire completes the look.

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