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the country feel. A second-hand Aga spotted for sale and Whitestone Weavers’ pinpoint twist carpet
in the local newspaper listings means the kitchen is in Otter on the floor create the plain backdrop to
permanently warm. which Emma has added highlights through colour
Emma is a big champion of local, independent and texture. An old slipper chair, for example, has
talent, and supports artists, makers and designers been upholstered in Jonathan Adler’s Limitless
wherever she can. Handprinted wallpaper Persimmon and Santa Rosa raspberry, and large
(Spiderworks, by Scottish Borders outfit Kerdova Threads Exuberance cushions in russet and sienna
Print) contrasts with the Paint & Paper Library’s give warmth to a personal space.
Estuary matt emulsion that dresses the kitchen walls. The master en-suite has been one of the most
A window seat, in Rapture & Wright’s Cocoa Beach satisfying alterations that Emma has made to the
handprinted fabric, is a cosy nook by the Aga, while house. She decided to make the room bigger by
vintage lighting picked up from a local junk shop incorporating one of the original low windows
stops the scheme from feeling too contrived. “It’s a from the master bedroom into the space and then
real mish-mash, but it’s lovely to look at everything rearranging the bedroom. That way, when she is
that we’ve collected over the years and see how it has soaking in the bath, she has a view to the outdoors,
all come together in this house.” without compromising on privacy. The panelling
The master bedroom began as an exercise in (which was based around the reclaimed door
tonal colours, the designer explains, but she couldn’t to the airing cupboard) is enticing in Zoffany’s
resist – she had to add colour. The base is neutral: the Green Almond, and the Spacia sun-bleached oak
White Company’s Vienne velvet mink throw on the flooring solved two problems in one. Emma needed
bed, Little Greene’s Rolling Fog paint on the walls, something waterproof but also discreet enough

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