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and utilityroom,’saysJessie.‘Stephaniealso
helpedusremodelthetinyatticbedroom,
makingspaceforproperbeds.’
Akeyfeatureoftherenovationwas
Stephanie’ssensitiveapproachtothehistory
of thehouse.Inthenewlybuiltshowerroom,
for example,shehighlightedtheunusual
ceiling,a legacyoftheformerbrewery,by
cleaningandsealingtheoriginalbrickwork.
In roomswheretheperiodfeatureshad

beenstrippedout,shesuggestedworkable

replacements.‘Unfortunately,thesitting

roomchimneypiecehadbeenremovedby

a previousowner,soelectricstoveswere

installed,’saysJessie.‘Ourdogslovelying

downinfrontofthem!’

Anotherfeatureoftherevamped

interioris thecleveruseofcolour.‘Oneof

thefirstthingsI noticedaboutStephanie’s

workwasherfantasticcolourschemes,’says

Jessie.‘Someoftheshadesshehasusedare

quitedark,whichI thoughtwasratherbold,

buttheycreatelovely,intimatespaces.’

Nowthattheworkonthepropertyis

finished,JessieandAllanareveryhappy

withthedecisionstheytook.‘Stephaniehas

managedtomakethehouseascomfortable

asourbighouseinthecountry,’saysJessie.

‘Itfeelscalmandluxuriousbutalsoreally

joyful,andthatis reallyquitea feat.’

DRESSING ROOM

Luxurious toile wallpaper

adds the wow factor.

odyssey wallpaper, £68m,

watts of westminster

GUEST bEDROOM

Sloping ceilings give this cosy attic

room its special character.

Metal trunks in blush and grey,

from £160 for a set, Cox & Cox

MASTER bEDROOM

‘The colour of our bedroom

walls is beautiful,’ says Jessie.

walls in oval room blue estate

emulsion, £46.50 for 2.5L,

Farrow & ball

EN SUITE

Victorian-style geometric

floor tiles add depth and

interest to the scheme.

woburn ceramic floor tiles,

£89.70sq m, Fired earth

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