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contents VOLUME 78NUMBER 11. PHOTOGRAPHS: PAULMASSEY; JOSHUAMONAGHANCOVER STORIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN COLOUR On the cover An elegant bedroom designed by Henriette von Stockhausen in a classical newbuild in the Home Counties (pages 108-117), photographed by Paul Massey REGULARS 12 Contributors 18 From the Editor 170 Subscriptions 171 Stockists 184 Last Word The interiors and fabric designer Flora Soames shares the pleasures of collecting DECORATE 23 Notebook What has caught our eye this month 29 Shopping Ruth Sleightholme’s choice of carpets 34 Wise Buys Elena Smintina selects console tables 37 Swatch Rémy Mishon fashions new wallcoverings and wallpaper borders into a striking showcase 43 Design Ideas Ruth Sleightholme brings together interiors with staircases that rise to new heights INSIDER 53 News From fresh design talent to an established fabric house creating a touching floral tribute 59 Out & About Noni Ware’s monthly selection 67 Sourcebook Chimneypieces, stoves and accessories 70 The List Olivia Capaldi on directory members 73 Spirit of Christmas Highlights of this year’s fair 77 Outside Interests Clare Foster’s garden round-up 82 Books Engaging works for coffee-table collections ART SCENE 88 Lifestyle In the opener to this month’s special section, Fiona McKenzie Johnston visits conceptual artist Bernar Venet in the home-cum-gallery he has fashioned out of a mill house and factory in Provence 94 Studio Tour Five figurative artists welcome Fiona McKenzie Johnston into their diverse workspaces 103 Where to Buy Expert advice on acquiring art 104 What to See Outstanding exhibitions in London STORIES 108 Creative Accord When it came to decorating and furnishing this newbuild in the Home Counties, it took some finesse from interior designer Henriette von Stockhausen to combine disparate elements to harmonious effect. By Ros Byam Shaw 118 True to Life The London flat of interior designer Chester Jones illustrates his decoration philosophy – that a home should be a reflection of the history and personality of its owners. By Liz Elliot 126 Change of Heart After a series of events got in the way of her initial plans, interior designer Bunny Turner decided to move from London to this former rectory in Oxfordshire. By Emily Senior 136 Telling Stories Narrative is everything for stylist and colour consultant Fiona de Lys, who has chosen evocative hues for her own cottage. By Kate Jacobs 142 Hidden Depths Passionate plantsman and garden designer Chris Ghyselen has created a haven behind a high hedge in a Flemish village. By Jodie Jones 148 Potted Wisdom Garden designer Christopher Masson uses his London garden as an ever-evolving testing ground for his ideas. By Clare Foster FOOD & TRAVEL 153 Christmas Come Early Recipes from the Ginger Pig Christmas Cook Book with get-ahead tips 159 Taste Notes Blanche Vaughan feasts on beans 160 Vive la Révolution Where to eat and sleep in Paris 164 Loch Stock Scotland’s most stylish cabins 168 Travel Compass Noni Ware’s pick of places to stay NOVEMBER 2023 108 94 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK NOVEMBER 2023 7
Contributors CHRISTOPHER MASSON / GARDEN DESIGNER Despite always wanting to work in horticulture, Christopher did not begin histrainingonthatpath.OriginallyfromNewZealand(hemovedtotheUK in1975),hegraduatedinfine arts andthenindustrialdesign,workingwith theDesignCouncilofNewZealand.At29,hehadacareerchangeandbegan gardening. ‘I had the good fortune to be mentored by Lanning Roper, The SundayTimesgardeningcorrespondent,’ he says. Christopher went on to work on gardens across the globe, from America to SouthAfrica andMorocco, where he is helpingVeereGrenneyinTangier.Healso recentlydesignedChesterJones’s courtyard garden (from page 118). When not creating gardens for others, he likes to spend time in his own (from page 148). Whichelementsofyourgardendoyoulike best? ‘I’m never satisfied, but there are momentsofjoy.Asthegardener’smantra goes,“Youshouldhaveseenityesterday.”’ PETER DIXON / PHOTOGRAPHER Afteruniversity,Peterbegantravellingwhilewonderingwhattodowithhis engineering degree. He had taken his single-lens reflex camera with him andfoundheenjoyedcapturingphotosofpeopleandplaceshevisited.When he returned to theUK, he applied for jobs as a photographer’s assistant: ‘I worked for several great photographers, including JanBaldwin and Tessa Traeger,whotaughtandinfluencedmein different ways.’ It allowed him to develop hisowntechniqueasaninteriorsandstilllifephotographer.‘Ifavouranaturalstyle. Istrivetocapturethenaturalambianceof the room to make the end product look realistic,’ he says. For this issue, he shot the flat ofChester Jones (from page 118): ‘His home is fascinating and his passion forinteriordesignandarthistoryfabulous.’ Ifnottakingphotos,wherewouldyoube? ‘Inalabmakingamess.I’mplanningadarkroomathometogetbackintoprinting’m WORDS: BARBARA UZOIGWE. PHOTOGRAPH: ALISTER THORPE FIONA DE LYS / INTERIOR COLOUR CONSULTANT As a teenager, Fiona knew she wanted to be a florist.By the age of 30, she had opened a floral design studio in East Finchley. She branched outinto homeware,then went on to sell mid-century finds from a second shop in Barnet. Over lockdown, she explored the idea of‘aesthetic narration’ and breathablepaints,whichledhertotheworkofhistoricalpaintexpertPatrick Baty.Sincethen,she’sbeenaneditorialstylistalongsidephotographerRachaelSmith, while selling and hiring antique vessels fromherHampsteadstudio.After training with Edward Bulmer, she colour consults forhispaintbrand,writingandpresenting online Colour Clinics. Fiona also works with designers and with home owners to achieveunique colour combinations.Her 18th-century cottage is on pages 136-141. Whatinspiresyouanddefinesyour style? ‘Anarrayofcoloursintexture,crafts,travels andhistory toelicit apersonaldialogue.’
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Background: ‘Carmen’ (flamenco), rayon/linen, from No.9 Thompson s we put together the November issue, which will be in your hands as the London art scene steps up a gear for allthe October artfairs and goings-on, I’m reminded of the importance of the things – be they artworks, objects of beauty or just pieces of interest – that, when creating an environment, an interior, make a place home and make others feel welcome. The interior designer Chester Jones refers to these modestly as ‘bits and bobs’ as he talks about the treasure-filled flat he shares with his wife, the rug designer Sandy (from page 118). These ‘bits and bobs’ and ‘the collage of intriguing relationships’they form are the lifeblood of an interior; for Chester they establish ‘a visual biography’,telling stories of his and Sandy’s ‘history’. Similarly, on the last page ofthis issue (page 184), interiors and fabrics designer Flora Soames talks about her concept of ‘the one day box’ – the place where she keeps the ‘things that spark a memory’for future decorating projects at home.There, she urges us allto ‘allow your house to be revealing of yourself’. For Flora, a house should be the backdrop to display the objects that tell your story: ‘The important thing is to not see an interior as static. Move things around. Your wallpaper and curtains are the canvas that sets the tone; your furniture, artwork and belongings are the crucial characters at play.’ Inmanyways,itis the art of agoodinteriordesigner to help you create the canvas that you can add to, or thatthey can help you add to. Some people are more naturally acquisitive than others – I’m always in search of a new place to rummage through and have a wish list of artists whose work I’d love to live with. For those like me, Chester and Flora, the urge to surround ourselves at home with things that hold memory is instinctive and not easy to resist. For others, itis a dress or a piece ofjewellery, or perhaps travel or an adrenalin-fuelled adventure. But we can all benefit from a home that inspires and nurtures. One of the roles of a magazine editor is to help guide people to find things that appeal to them. Buying art in particular is nerve-racking. To tie in with the buzz that surrounds the Frieze fairs, Fiona McKenzie Johnston has visited the studios of five different artists whose work we think that you should know about (on pages 94-101). And on page 103, she provides helpful guidance on how to dip your toe into buying art for your walls. I have been promising my eight-year-old daughter a trip toParis – justthe two of us – for several months and keep failing to book ourEurostar tickets. I think she’d be happy to shop and climb the Eiffel Tower but, armed with travel and lifestyle writer Monica Mendal’s recommendations of places to stay and eat (from page 160) – all of which are new to me – we now have several reasons to make a weekend of it, including, of course, a trip to a museum or two. Who knows, perhaps we’ll come home with a ‘bit’ or ‘bob’ to add to a tablescape or mantelpiece, to include this trip in our ever-evolving home m FROM THE EDITOR DEAN HEARNE 18 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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Notebook RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT ‘Rodan’ oak console, £3,780, from Pinch. ‘Cloud Cheval’ metal and glass freestanding mirror (moon silver), from £7,640, from Tom Faulkner. ‘Bluebelle’ stoneware and gold lustre table light by Jeremy Anderson, from £12,000, from Gallery Fumi. ‘Maria-Sem-Vergonha’ side tables in leftover wood (cedar, imbuia, natural freijo shown here) and steel or iron, by Etel, from £1,520 each, from The Invisible Collection. Wallpaper (from left), ‘Shell Grotto Panel A’ and ‘Shell Grotto Panel B’ (both onyx multi), both £450 for a 365 x 137cm panel, from Schumacher e THOMAS JOSEPH WRIGHT/PENGUINS EGG; FERNANDO LASZLO Shopping | Swatch | Design Ideas HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK NOVEMBER 2023 23
‘Carousel’ glazed ceramic table lamp, by Episode, $2,250 including shade, from Sight Unseen ‘Grandma’ woven vine and cotton basket, €60, from Nadiia Ceramic napkin holders, €149 a pair, from Nadiia ‘Lyndon’ cherry oak chair, by Aleiya Olu, $7,600, from Sight Unseen ‘Rosevale’ cherry wood and ceramic credenza, by Tyler Hays, $18,000, from BDDW - ‘Java’ (indigo/ turmeric), linen, £180 a square metre, from Susan Deliss - ‘Yateley’ oak table, £1,410, from Vaughan e DECORATE shopping MR BELAN; ANDREW STEEL; DANIEL RIBAR 24 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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‘The Gabriella’ hand-painted metal lamp, £1,600; with cotton lampshade, from £56; both from Elizabeth Hay. For suppliers’ details, see Stockists page m ‘Tulpina’ embroidered linen napkins (brick red), £95 for 4, from Sharland England ‘Astra’ limed oak tiered shelving with cabinet, from £5,500, from Alfred Newall ‘Bobina Bobble’ mango wood mirror (spruce), £895, from Oka Fabrics (from top), ‘Achikazi’, cotton, £140 a metre, and ‘Oshibana’, linen, £160 a metre, both by Tory Burch and Robert Kime, from Robert Kime - ‘Ready Steady’ cherry wood tray tables (berry red, coal black), from £875 each, from NiX by Nicola Harding DECORATE shopping 26 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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1 Wool and silk ‘Moorish’, by Rapture & Wright, £995 for 180 x 240cm, from Amy Kent. 2 Hemp ‘Swedish Star with Tassels’, £861 a square metre, from Vanderhurd. 3 Vintage Boucherouite mixed textiles rag rug, 95 x 222cm, £600, from Larusi. 4 ‘Greenwich’ wool rug made from rug-making remnants (berry), 76 x 127cm, £78, from Fleetwood Fox. 5 Wool ‘Azilal Checks’, 106 x 203cm, £520, from Tate & Derby. 6 Vintage Swedish wool rug, 168 x 253cm, £3,500, from Home & Found. 7 Antique Turkish Karabagh wool runner, 107 x 518cm, £7,875, from Robert Kime. Glass tiles (pale olive, sand, lilac, chocolate brown, lagoon, caramel), from £2.37 for 10cm square, from Balineum e Some patterned rugs and runners are almost too smart to confine to the floor. RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME’s colourful selection goes wall to wall Magic carpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PHOTOGRAPHS GARETH HACKER 5 DECORATE shopping HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK NOVEMBER 2023 29
1 Wool ‘Fez’ (emerald), 180 x 240cm, £1,663, from Jennifer Manners. 2 Wool ‘Roussillon’, by K&H Design, 70cm wide, £470.40 a metre, from Peter Page. 3 ‘Melting’ wool and silk runner (green), by Henry Holland, 95 x 350cm, £1,400, from Floor Story. 4 Vintage Berber wool rug, 87 x 159cm, £552, from Larusi. 5 Wool ‘Greek Key’ (burnt orange & brown), by Shame Studios, 70 x 142cm, £350, from Pentreath & Hall. 6 Wool ‘Gurli’ (chestnut), 200 x 300cm, £3,600, from Beata Heuman. Glass tiles (emerald, smoke, white, yellow), from £2.37 for 10cm square, from Balineum e 1 3 4 5 6 2 DECORATE shopping 30 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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1 Silk ‘Sunrise Sky’, 180 x 220cm, £5,200, from Shame Studios. 2 Wool Turkish flatweave ‘Soho 1’, 80cm wide, £2,200 a metre, from Robert Stephenson. 3 Wool ‘Morella’ (coral), by A Rum Fellow, from £1,046.50 for a 13-step flight of stairs, from Roger Oates Design. 4 ‘Navy Kilim’ wool runner, 85 x 300cm, £575, from Ishkar. 5 ‘Tribal Design’ wool runner (blue), 85 x 300cm, £1,155, from Sophie Cooney Runners. 6 ‘Santa Cruz’ recycled PET plastic outdoor rug (denim), 160 x 260cm, £550, from William Yeoward. Glass tiles (sand, lilac, chocolate brown, white, smoke, royal blue, red), from £2.37 for 10cm square, from Balineum. For suppliers’ details, see Stockists page m 1 2 3 4 5 6 DECORATE shopping 32 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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For suppliers’ details, see Stockists page 1 Iron ‘Black Curve’, £285, from Graham & Green. 2 Eucalyptus, MDF, walnut veneer and glass ‘Aria Hallway’, £489, from Urban Outfitters. 3 Iron ‘Sabia Green and Gold’, by Fifty Five South, £369.99, from H&M Home. 4 Mango ‘Ansel’, £625, from Barker and Stonehouse. 5 White cedar ‘Malvern Rustic Wooden’, £919, from House of Altair. 6 Brass and white marble ‘Loriini’, £519, from Swoon. 7 Mahogany, mindi wood and MDF ‘Geometric Parquet’, £950, from Cox & Cox m ELENA SMINTINA selects pieces that suit having their back to the wall CONSOLE TABLES wise buys 4 6 1 2 3 5 7 DECORATE shopping 34 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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PHOTOGRAPHS RACHEL WHITING Roll models Taking inspiration from dressmakers’ dummies, RÉMY MISHON tailors head-turning outfits in the latest wallcoverings and wallpaper borders 1 ‘Exotic Kingdom’ (ivory), 70cm, £120, from Warner House. 2 ‘Birdlip’ linen wallcovering (hunter), 140cm, £135 a metre, from Parker & Jules. 3 ‘Emery’s Willow’ (emery blue), by Morris & Co, £109, from Sanderson Design Group. 4 ‘Amoir Libre’ cotton and viscose on non-woven backing wallcovering (diva), 145cm, £256.50 a metre, from Dedar. 5 ‘Hibiscus’ (kenya red), by Carlos Garcia for Nicole Fabre, £324, from Tissus d’Hélène. 6 ‘Kobe’ cotton and abaca wallcovering (peacock), by Mark Alexander, 91cm, £1,650 an 11-metre roll, from Romo. 7 ‘Zephirine’ (sienna), by Nicole Fabre, £324, from Tissus d’Hélène. 8 ‘Les Essentiels’ natural paper cut (tullio nude), 70cm, €345, from Caravane. 9 ‘Falun’ border (mustard), 6.6cm, £50, from Långelid/von Brömssen. 10 ‘Irisa’ grasscloth (01), 70cm, £495 a 9-metre roll, from Osborne & Little e 1 2 4 3 5 7 8 9 10 6 3 DECORATE swatch HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK NOVEMBER 2023 37
1 ‘Therese’ cotton/polyester wallcovering (citron), by Braquenié, 140cm, £308 a metre, from Pierre Frey. 2 ‘Piña de Indes’ (tiger’s eye), 137cm, by Zoffany, £109, from Sanderson Design Group. 3 ‘Brocart Décoratif’ (sepia), 140cm, £210, from Designers Guild. 4 ‘Somerton’ (espresso), by Mulberry Home, 70cm, £160, from GP & J Baker. 5 ‘Algonquin Raffia’ sisal wallpaper (apricot), by Scott Yetman, 85cm, £1,240 an 8-metre roll, from Christopher Farr Cloth. 6 ‘Sumba’ raffia wallcovering (2), 90cm, £138.60, from Casamance. 7 ‘French Trellis’ parchment coated paper (blue), 70cm, £165, from Tasha Textiles. 8 ‘Rameau Fleuri’ (blue), £696, from Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler. 9 ‘Scallop’ non-woven border (mustard), by EV Associates for Flockhart Fabrics, 5cm, £65, from EV Associates. 10 ‘Azulejos’ (emerald), 69cm, £48 a metre, from Schumacher e 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 DECORATE swatch 38 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
1 ‘Okra’ non-woven parchment (terracotta/eucalyptus), £125, from Alice Palmer & Co. 2 ‘Blanche’ (moss), £98, from Cathy Nordström. 3 ‘Big Dream’ water-based ink on paper (fire), £400, from Bloomfield Ink. 4 ‘Secret Garden’ water-based ink on non-woven paper (original), £192, from Tess Newall. 5 ‘Coralli’ (blue), by Jane Churchill, £69, from Colefax and Fowler. 6 ‘Thessaloniki’ border (wine red), 3.8cm, £50, from Långelid/von Brömssen. 7 ‘Audrey’ grasscloth wallcovering (indian red), £880, from Madeaux by Richard Smith. 8 ‘Calico’ (navy), by Burleigh x Barneby Gates, £135, from Barneby Gates. 9 ‘Lucy’s Garden’ (antique cream), by Alice Sergeant, 68cm, £938.40, from Tissus d’Hélène. For similar vintage hats, try Etsy. Unless stated otherwise, wallpaper and border prices are for a 10-metre roll and wallpapers have a width of 50-52cm. For suppliers’ details, see Stockists page m 1 2 4 7 9 8 5 6 3 DECORATE swatch 40 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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Alison Brooks designed this staircase (constructed by AJ Lowther) to include a place to display her client’s collection of ethnographic art and dubbed it the ‘Stair for 100 Objects’. Aside from the walnut stair treads, the structure was assembled and welded off-site, then lowered into place. Covered in multiple layers of matt black paint, the steel elements have aged well, says Alison, ‘After more than 10 years, they show no sign of wear and tear.’ alisonbrooksarchitects.com | ajlowther.co.uk e STAIRCASES design ideas for While it might not be the first focus of a decoration or renovation project, a well-designed staircase can transform a house. RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME highlights inspirational approaches that will help you take a step in the right direction DECORATE design ideas MICHAEL SINCLAIR HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK NOVEMBER 2023 43
[1] This staircase in stately home Wolterton Hall in Norfolk was designed by Thomas Ripley in the 18th century to evoke the feel of being outside. The use of white paint on the walls and woodwork and the absence of art, combined with his use of architectural features more typical to an exterior (such as windows), give it the sense of an airy and fresh courtyard that is a pleasant place to be. Lessons from this could be applied effectively to far less grand settings – keep the stairwell clear of decoration except for light from above and include large houseplants for a courtyard feeling. woltertonpark.co.uk [2] Designed by Rose Uniacke for her shop on the Pimlico Road, SW10, this contemporary staircase is made from black stained oak with hand-forged steel spindles. The stair risers transition from concave to convex as you descend – a small detail that elegantly emphasises the natural flow of the stairs. The oak strings were steam bent in situ, giving the curve a fluid and seamless look. roseuniacke.com [3] This 18th-century stable block belonging to Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler design director Emma Burns originally incorporated a dovecote. Emma has kept sections exposed and now uses them to display decoy pigeons. ‘Spotting a mass of decoy birds in the local country store, I couldn’t resist bringing them home to populate the holes where the doves used to roost,’ she says, proving that respecting a building’s historical features need not be an overly serious affair. sibylcolefax.com e 1 2 3 DECORATE design ideas CHRISTOPHER HORWOOD; MAUREEN EVANS; SIMON BROWN; 44 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
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[4] Boxed-in, plaster-finished staircases like this one are not uncommon in newbuild houses. In this inspirational scheme, Gabby Deeming has used bold blocks of colour – ‘Napoleonic Blue’ and ‘Henrietta’ chalk paints from Annie Sloan – to create a striking contrast that emphasises the angular nature of the stairs. The chair picks up on the form of the staircase, while its cushions, in a Métaphores fabric by Verel de Belval, echo the colours of the paint. anniesloan.co.uk | metaphores.com [5] In the house of the Indian architect Martand Khosla in Goa, the staircase wall features an arrangement of his own art. These distinctive portraits of construction workers are rendered in red brick dust, and are displayed to great effect in a staggered arrangement that is aligned with the slope of the wood and steel staircase. To help achieve this precision, you can make paper versions of each picture in a collection and then arrange them until you are happy with the layout. This kind of look tends to works best with even spaces between each picture, so it is worth starting out with that rule in mind and experimenting if necessary. martandkhosla.com [6] In artist Jenny Guth’s studio in Úbeda, Spain, the simple, open-string staircase was cleverly transformed into a decorative feature, drawing the eye to the impressive height of the room. Jenny achieved this by placing a vast painting on the landing, featuring vibrant citrus colours, which are echoed by the exuberant flowers in a pot at the top of the stairs. e 4 5 6 DECORATE design ideas ALICIA TAYLOR; TOM PARKER; ERNST BEADLE 46 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK
[7] The 1990s decoration of Patrick Frey’s Paris apartment is a lesson in matching a scheme to the historical period of a building. The walls around the 1790s Neoclassical stairwell have been sponged in a shade reminiscent of Directoire yellow. This colour theme is extended to the yellow Brussels-weave stair carpet, taken from a Braquenié archive design. The restraint of the scheme allows the elements of Directoire style to feel fresh and light enough for modern tastes. pierrefrey.com [8] A dense, gallery-style hang of artwork is a wonderful way to add interest to a staircase, but it is wise to plan your arrangement based on some rules in order to create a sense of unity. In the stairwell of the villa he renovated in Lombardy, Italian artist Enrico Baj kept to a toning scheme of soft browns with sage/aqua for the works and their mountboards. There is unity in form as well: many of the pieces are drawings and their simplicity, with slim wooden frames that pick up on the timber handrail, allows the Art Nouveau stair spindles to stand out. [9] ‘I was taken by the idea of softening the central hard spine of the building with this representation of fabric,’ says Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler associate director Lucy Hammond Giles, who commissioned artist Lin Connor to paint a mural up the stairwell of this Provençal house in ‘apricot and cream tones reminiscent of local stone’. The design continues up the staircase to the top floor and is visible from all the main rooms via an enfilade. ‘It works well as you see the halls and staircase from so many different rooms,’ explains Lucy. ‘Rather than just a functional staircase with plain white walls, you get to look at something gorgeous.’ sibylcolefax.com m 7 8 9 DECORATE design ideas CHRISTOPHER SIMON SYKES; STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON/OTTO; SIMON UPTON 48 NOVEMBER 2023 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK