25 Beautiful Homes – July 2019

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regency terrace

thankfully,webothlikewhateachothercollects,’says

Mark.‘Evennow,if wecomeacrosssomethingunusual,

we’llsqueezeit insomehow.’Justasthecollectionsof

ceramics,textiles,paintingsandobjetsd’artareinherent

aspectsofthedecorativescheme,sois colour.Aswell

aslayeruponlayerofdecorativeartefacts,Markand

Martinprefertosurroundthemselveswithvividhues.

Thestyleoffurnitureis wide-ranging– Thirties

sofasandchairsupholsteredincolourfulkilimsare

juxtaposedwithgilt-trimmedarmchairs.Inthesitting

room,a Jacobean-stylesuiteis coveredinmismatched

fabrics,rangingfromoneofMark ’sdesignstoa vibrant

cocktailofIndianembroideryandappliquéonthesofa.

Thekitchenis virtuallytheonlyneutralspaceinthe

house– colourandobjectsfilltherestoftherooms.

Openshelvesliningonewallarefilledwithvintage

chinaanddecorativehandmadeglass,whilea collection

ofcontemporaryboatmodelsmadefromsalvagedwood

rangealongtheoppositewall.‘Oneadvantageofhaving

somuchstuffis thatI’mnevershortofsubjectstopaint,’

saysMark.‘Ifit’stoowetorwindytopaintoutside,all

I havetodois picka fewdecorativeitemsfromaround

the house and I have everything I need for a still life.’

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MarkandMartin’s

extensivecollectionof

Poolepotteryisdisplayed

againsta deepbluewall.

wallspaintedinDeepSpace

blueabsoluteemulsion,£45

for2.5L,Littlegreene

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Agrandgiltwoodmirror

proppedinformallyagainst

the wall adds to the sense of

spaceandlightinhere.

Similarmirrors,from£413,

DecorativeCollective.

theCambridgebathis

a match,£649,bathstore

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Thismulti-levelarea

functionsasa display

spaceinitsownright.

Cybileasy-fitpendantwith

clear-crystaldecorationhas

thislook,£40.26,DarLighting

at Castlegate Lights

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