Step inside this idyllic Sussex farmhouse
Country Homes and Interiors takes a peek inside this 18th-century Sussex farmhouse. Click through our photo gallery for ways to create this modern country look. For more house tours and decorating ideas, go to housetohome.co.uk
The pretty farmhouse is surrounded by beautiful gardens, with a stream and a vegetable plot. The property sits in 30 acres.
1/7 Exterior
2/7 Pond
An idyllic garden pond with rowing boat is home to the ducks.
3/7 Kitchen
This open-plan kitchen was decorated with a cream scheme to detract from its low ceiling. The pine farmhouse table and chairs are perfect for a classic country kitchen. On the dining table are pots of home-produced honey.
Kitchen units
Martin Moore & Company
Limestone flooring
Artisans of Devizes
Blind fabric
Vanessa Arbuthnott
Splashback tiles
World’s End Tiles
4/7 Living room
The timeless country living room scheme with checks, floral fabrics and neutral sofas suits the beamed room perfectly.
Walls painted in Chalk I
Paint & Paper Library
Footstool fabric
Colefax and Fowler
Sofa and armchairs
Sofa Workshop
Carpet
The Carpet Bureau
5/7 Snug
Dark wood furniture complements the original beams, while a boldly patterned, toning wallpaper sets off the exposed brickwork of the fireplace beautifully.
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Wallpaper
Nina Campbell
Chair fabric
Romo
Curtains
Blendworth
Stools
Robert Thompson’s Craftsmen
6/7 Main bedroom
Splashes of pink on the headboard, curtains and throw warm the neutral scheme to create a casual country bedroom.
Bed
The Bramley Bed Centre
Bedlinen
John Lewis
Throw
Melin Tregwynt
Curtains
Jane Churchill
Walls painted in New White
Farrow & Ball
Carpet
East House Carpets
7/7 Bathroom
Cottage-style tongue and groove lines the bathroom and adds charm. The window sill is decorated with a beautiful boat.
Panelling painted in Cord
Farrow & Ball
Walls painted in New White
Farrow & Ball
Flooring
City Ceramics
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Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.
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