KITCHEN-DINER
Sunlight filters through the conservatory windows into this newly-built kitchen.
Units in Parma Gray estate eggshell, £64 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball. Acrylic jug, £25, Club Matters
DINING ROOM
The 18th-century style mural gives this space a distinct character.
Hand-painted mural by Kim Sisson. Camargue dining chairs, £195 each, Oka; in Louis Blue chalk paint, £21.95 for 1ltr, Annie Sloan. True Grace dinner candles, £3 each, Heal’s
HOME TRUTHS
THE PROPERTY
Victorian cottage extended and partially rebuilt in 2001
LOCATION
Hampshire
ROOMS
Sitting room, dining room, kitchen-diner, six bedrooms (two en suite), bathroom
MOVED IN
2001
PREVIOUS PROPERTY
‘We lived in a cottage on the family farm,’ says Mary.
HALLWAY
A striking sweeping staircase and expansive hall contribute to the house’s elegant first impression.
Regency Hall lantern in bronze, £2,361, Vaughan. Baubles, from a selection, India Jane
FESTIVE TIP
‘Never be frightened to add bright neon decorations to your Christmas tree. I mix Day-Glo orange, shocking pink and canary yellow – it lifts the spirits’
MASTER BEDROOM
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