‘The schemes are a marriage of different periods in design. I never want the rooms to feel busy, but I don’t want to stick to one look either’ ABOVE Setting Plaster for the walls and Sulking Room Pink on woodwork, both by Farrow & Ball, have been combined for a subtle effect in this guest bedroom. Pooky lamps sit on top of antique side tables from Lorfords. The Winter rug is by Willow Crossley at Amy Kent and the rattan and oak Versailles bed is from Feather & Black.
Jessica was eager to bring her personality to the interiors but a month after moving in, she discovered she was pregnant with daughter, Lana. “It wasn’t the right time to embark on a project, but I was able to form a bond with the house. I could see the rooms in different lights and at different times of the year, then figure out what I wanted to do,” she says. “I think it would have been quite different if we’d started decorating straight away. “It was a journey for me, and I came to realise that I wanted this house to be much more colourful than my previous London property,” Jessica continues. “I felt very inspired by the countryside around me and the colours in the garden, so my aim was to bring the outside in. I think the extra time living in the space gave me the confidence to be bolder. Also spending time at our second home in Morocco in
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recent years has opened my eyes to how colour can transform a room.” An infusion of warm, inviting hues permeates the house, bright dashes of contrasting colour mingle with subtler, tonal combinations, to create interesting spaces. “I’ve always loved green, pink and blue, in all sorts of different shades. They’re such soothing, happy colours so I carried them through the house,” says Jessica, who has used colour to create a comfortable environment. A favourite technique of hers is to paint walls and ceilings in the same colour for a unified effect. “I love this idea,” she says. “Both the library and blue guest bedroom are now cosy, cocoon-like spaces. It feels like you’re enveloped by the atmosphere of the room.” Each room in the house has a different personality with a mix of complementary styles. “The schemes are
