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Celebrate with a party in full bloom WELL STRUCTURED
THIS IMAGE Espaliered hornbeams help mark the boundary between the garden and farmland beyond. Raised beds bring the plants to eye level, lending an even keener sense of being immersed in nature.
OPPOSITE Emma, co-founder of The Nest Glamping (thenestglamping.co.uk), with the family’s miniature dachshund, Piglet.
Nesting instinct
Emma and Archie Dennis have given their traditional farmhouse in Lincolnshire a new lease of life by feathering it in layers of comfort and colour
FEATURE JO LEEVERS PHOTOGRAPHY RACHAEL SMITH
Emma and Archie Dennis already felt a connection to this house, as it had been in Archie’s family for decades. But deciding to renovate and redecorate what had once been a humble farmhouse fostered a far deeper bond with what is now their family home. “Having managed the process, we now know and love every inch of this house,” says Emma.
Growing up in Berkshire, with a spell of living in London before moving to Lincolnshire, Emma has always been a traditionalist at heart. “I have a quintessentially British approach to decorating, which was part of what made the prospect of renovating this house so enticing,” she explains.
THIS PAGE The walls of the dining room are painted in Chelsea Green by Paper & Paint Library, while the inherited Georgian dining chairs have been reupholstered in Link Beach from Hugh St Clair and the tablecloth was sourced from Faro Home.
OPPOSITE Climbing roses trained into an arch frame the view of the house from the garden at the rear.
SUFFOLK PUNCH
A colourful East Anglian village house and garden are filled with a treasure trove of antiques and decorative artefacts sourced from its owners’ forays around Europe
PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREAS VON EINSIEDEL
FEATURE AMANDA HARLING
A colourful APPROACH
A country home with an interesting history has been given a new lease of life with colour, pattern and eclectic flair, thanks to the bold skill and vision of its owner
FEATURE SHARON PARSONS PHOTOGRAPHY RICHARD GADSBY
The splashback tiles are from Bert & May and pick up on the red accents used elsewhere, with brass wall lights from Corston adding a smart industrial touch. The runner came from Ardingly Antiques Fair. Hanging metallic cookware from a copper rod above the island is not only practical, but provides a shiny eye-catching display.
A fine romance
In her new book, RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal-winning garden designer Jo Thompson uses a wealth of beautiful gardens she has designed, including her own, past and present, to show how to achieve her loose, flowing, ‘new romantic’ style
WELL LIT
Ensuring there is adequate outside lighting will ease the transition from day to night as the sun sets and darkness gradually descends on summer evenings. David Hunt Lighting’s outdoor collection includes the Solent wall light, a classic lantern style to add a final room-like touch to any outside space.
Solent single wall light, £168, David Hunt Lighting