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former vicarage
design advice‘Don’tcreateroomsthatyouknow
you’ll rarely use – in our case, a dining room’
bathroom
Carraramarbleandpolishedfloorboards
helptocreateanopulentlook.
wallsandcabinetrypaintedinJasmine
whiteflatmattemulsion,£29.16for2.5L,
andeggshell,£16.42for500ml,Dulux
GUEStbEDroom
Prettilypatternedfabricsgivethis
sunnyrooma traditionalfeel.
tubchaircoveredinChalvington cotton,
£124m, Nicholas herbert
mainbEDroom
Anelegantcreamandcaramel
colourschemesetsa restfultone.
wallspaintedinPalewalnutflat
mattemulsion,£29.16for2.5L,
Dulux.CurtainsinLinsbrodés
LI60029,£142.80m,Abbott&
boyd.Adamchandelier,£3,192,
richard taylor Designs
seena similarhouseina magazine
soi decidedtocontactthedesigner,
LouiseJones,andaskherif shewould
beinterestedinhelpingusrefurbish
thevicarage,’saysClaire.‘Wewanted
tocreatesomethingelegant,that
wasn’tgoingtodate,butwedidn’t
wantit tobesosmartthatyou felt too
frightenedtositdown.’
FollowingLouise’sadvice,the
downstairswasreconfiguredwiththe
kitchen being moved from the front
tothebackofthehouse.thenew
open-planlayoutaccommodatesan
informalfarmhouse-stylekitchen-
diner.Frenchdoors,addedatLouise’s
suggestion,helptomaketheroom
muchlighterandmoreflexible,
especiallywhenit comestooutdoor
entertaining.‘Wemadea conscious
decisionnottohavea diningroom–
wedon’tlivelikethat,’saysClaire.
‘Weincludeda smallutilityroomto
one side of the kitchen, so when we
havepeoplearoundfordinner,wecan
stacktheplatesawayoutofsight.’
aconsideredpaletteofwarm
hueshasbeenusedthroughout
thehouseandit worksinperfect
harmonywiththegentlegreens,
pinksandcreamsofthetraditional
Englishplantingschemesoutside.
andwithnewrosebushesthriving
atthefrontofthehouse,Claireand
markfeelasthoughtheoriginalspirit
of the vicarage has been restored.
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