Picture perfect

This historic manor house celebrates the best of old and new and its elegant interiors look beautiful decorated for the holidays

- WORDS VIVIENNE AYERS | PHOTOGRAPHY BRENT DARBY | STYLING REBECCA DE BOEHMLER STYLING ASSISTANTS LUCY ANDERSON AND KAREN CHAPMAN

Picture an ideal place to spend a country Christmas and this idyllic Carolean manor house in Sussex would surely be a top contender. The ancient Grade II-listed property has undergone a substantial renovation and celebrating its bones, while coaxing it into the 21st century, was the challenge that faced interior design studio K&H Design.