2019-06-01 Country Homes & Interiors

East sussEx country HousE

FEaturE

VIVIenne Ayers

PHotoGraPHs

DAVID WooLLey

Visit...‘Charleston(charleston.org.

uk)nearLewes,thecountryhomeof

VanessaBellandDuncanGrant.’

Shopat...‘IsfieldFarmShop

butchers(01825751271,

isfieldfarmshop.co.uk)is verygood

andinthesummerweoftenbuy

deliciousmeatfromthere,including

excellentsteaks,whichwecook

onthebarbecue.’

Goforamealat...‘TheJolly

Sportsman(01273890400,

sussexfood.wordpress.com)in

East Chiltington does lovely food.’

ON OUR DOORSTEP

hedgingaroundeachsideofthearea,’sayssara.‘the

renovationteamdugtheflowerbedsandconstructedtwo

raisedvegetablebedsfromrailwaysleepers,andI planted

themwiththehelpofmygardendesignersister,Lisa.’

Whenit cametoinstallingthenewkitcheninside,sara

tookinspirationfromthenameofthehouse– the

Boathouse– andwiththeassistanceofHartleyQuinn

Wilson,designedthecabinetswithslattedwoodpainted

ina softbluefora relaxed,coastalfeel.sarahasadded

popsofcolourthroughredstoolsandaccessories, and

apinkretrofridgeforanupbeat,playfultouch.

thebathroomswerealsorenovated.sarakepta period

feelinthemainbathroom,withanelegantroll-topbath,

chandelieranddistressedcupboardsettingthescene.

A statementduckeggwallpaperaddsinterest, while

paintedfloorboardskeepthelookfresh.

saradescribesherstyleas‘countryrustic’,withvintage,

antiqueandbrocantefindsmixingtogethertocreate

aneclecticpastoralfeel.‘Wehaveincorporatedlots

ofantiquesandvintagefindsinourhome,although

I nowfindI’mveeringtowardsa contemporarylook

asmoremodernpiecesbeginslowlyfindingtheirway

intothehome,’shesays.It’sthisquirkymixofoldandnew,

calm and colourful, that makes this house so special.

Mainbedroom

Linencushionscreate

a relaxedlook.Similar

wallpaint, NewWhite,

Farrow& Ball. Similar

bed, Loaf