This tranquil retreat now fuses earthy elegance with modern functionality
hangs on the original chimney breast. eborah and lex didn’t feel the need to remove this, as the cost would be disproportionate to the space gained. The end cupboard in this room is also a secret offi ce nook hidden behind pocket doors, which can be used as a breakout desk space or homework area for the children.
What is striking about the colour scheme in the extended ground fl oor is not ust the calm serenity or the pared back palette, but the contrast with the older parts of the house. We wanted to create balance, explains eborah. Tradition versus contemporary, although we didn’t want it to be too stark, so we added some coving in the central room, with a dropped ceiling and concealed lighting. The hallway,
however, is more traditional, brightened with a pop of yellow inside the front door. The terracotta colour in the WC tones with the clay nicely, and the sitting room, which is located at the front of the house, is colourdrenched in lue ’ from Lick aints. We used colour to create different atmospheres in different areas, says eborah. Some colours appear in different ways to tie the house together, such as through art. r, for example, the exposed girders in the kitchen are the same Farrow all reference ed’ as the oinery in the entrance hall. n unusual feature of the central room is a short, angled screen, fi nished in clay plaster, that breaks the sightline from the sitting
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