LEFTThemaster
bedroomlooksout
towardstheseaand
catchesthemorningsun.
Thebedspreadwasmade
byHayley’sgrandmother
andauntforherwedding
present 25 yearsago.
BATHROOMSHayley
hadthevanitiescustom-
colouredinsoftshades
(ReseneKarenWalker
‘BlanchedPink’and‘Half
WashedGreen’)asshe
wantedtheroomsto
feeltimelessratherthan
gleamingly modern.
THEBED& BATH
Althoughself-confessed“bossymum”Hayley
didn’tconsultMoby,15,Mabel,13,orEmerson,
9, whenit cametoselectingtheirroomdecor,
thekidswereallowedtochoosetheirowndesk
lights,andMabelgottooptfora doublebed.
InHayley’smind,a pared-backlookwasthe
orderoftheday.“Wewantedtheirroomstobe
assimpleaspossibleastheyarenothuge,”
shesays.“Wegaveoversomeoftheirroom
spacetotheoversizedhallforhangoutsand
jamsessions,andtheirbedroomsallopeninto
a sharedcourtyard,sotheyalsohave their own
space extension in summer.”Whenit cametodesigningthehouse’stwo
bathrooms,Hayleywantedtimelessspaces
thatdidn’tfeeltooslick.Theanswerwasto
introducesomecolour.“Thewhiteeverywhere
neededsomesoftcolourcontrast,andyou
can’treallysticka paintinginthebathroom, so
customcabinetryit was,”saysHayley.
Shewentfora greenvanityinthefamily
bathroomand“folly”pinkfortheensuite.
Chrometapswerechosenovermoretrend-
consciousblackorbrasstoavoidthefixtures
laterfeelingdated,andextra-deepwindowsills
providemoreroomforplants,“whichare vital
in bathrooms” in Hayley’s opinion.yhg| 81H