A Verdure tapestry and antique kilim enhance the character of this space. Try Guinevere Antiques for a Verdure tapestry. Melon vase lamp in Sang de Boeuf, Vaughan. Antique silk lampshade, Robert Kime
DINING ROOM
‘This room was always going to be dark so I suggested we use this scenic wallpaper to make it atmospheric,’ says Henriette. Verdure with Birds in Fennel Seed wallpaper, Watts of Westminster. Chair backs and tablecloth in Rigoletto in Green Slate, Kerry Joyce at Justin Van Breda. Mirrored tabletop, Saligo Design
When an entrepreneurial couple swapped their large, open-plan home in Dulwich, south London, for an 18th-century former rectory in Oxfordshire, it quickly became apparent that their sleek Italian furniture wasn’t going to make the cut. ‘We could see that this place was crying out for a country house aesthetic but I also knew that I was incapable of putting that look together,’ says the owner.
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