Wealden Times | WT265 | June 2024 | Education Supplement inside

This page: Reclaimed wood from a local barn adorns the walls of the bathroom, with a modern slate floor and stylish green wall
tiles sourced from Mandarin Stone. A Tikamoon rough stone sink and free-standing bathroom vanity unit complete the look
a nod to the chic interior design style
of a luxury members club or hotel.
From the modern artworks to the
reclaimed dark stained wood walls,
from the hand thrown pottery to the
attention to detail across all the fixtures
and fittings. The fashionable deep
purple wooden kitchen was made by
Andrew during lockdown, with an oak
kitchen worktop and beautiful Buster
& Punch handles. “I am a foodie
and so I really wanted the kitchen to
work for people who like cooking,”
says Andrew. “I hate it when you stay
somewhere and there are no decent
utensils. There’s a set of really sharp
knives, decent stove and hob, a good
bottle opener (which is so good they
often go walkabout!) great tableware
and glasses, so it’s a pleasure to eat and
drink while you are staying here. I’m
also happy to lend out cooking utensils
to people, so if you need a hydrator, a
meat thermometer or even a mixer for
a bit of baking, then you can have it!”
The sense of offering their guests
a complete home-away-from-home
experience, is something the couple
have striven to achieve across all their
decisions regarding the renovation and
interior/exterior design. “We used to
collect pottery from Turn & Earth in
London so there’s a lot of our pottery
in the stable, as well as our artwork
that we sourced from galleries in
places like Frome in Somerset, as well
as work made by Art at the Farm, at
the Rare Breeds Centre near Ashford,”
says Andrew. The kitchen, the open
plan living room with contemporary
L shape sofa, the dining area with
wooden table and chairs, all have
been sourced or designed to work
for socialising and maximising their
guests’ enjoyment. It’s chic, it’s cosy
and it’s all been well considered.
There are two bedrooms, a twin and
a king. The twin rooms have beds by
the Cast Iron Bed Company. The huge
king sized velvet bed from Sofa.com in
the double room was originally Andrew
and Rachel’s bed in London, but it
was too big to fit into the granary
where the family are currently living.
Bed linens come in linen or 100%
Egyptian cotton from Zara Home and
the Secret Linen Store. All the bedding
is allergy free with a selection of pillows
and duvet weights. The windows are
all taken back to the original wood
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