Recipe For Happiness
25 Beautiful Homes|June 2021
For Miranda and Edward Gore Browne, buying a 1930s rectory was an opportunity to fulfil a lifelong dream
Maggie Colvin
Recipe For Happiness

DINING AREA

In the new extension, diners can enjoy leafy views through three tall arched Georgian-style windows.

Pink striped tablecloth, £42, Susie Watson Designs. For similar chairs, try Echo, £240 each, Oka

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY

Rectory built in the 1930s

LOCATION

West Sussex

ROOMS

Front and rear hall, sitting/music room, kitchen-diner, study, laundry, pantry, boot room, five bedrooms, two bathrooms

PURCHASED 2010 PREVIOUS PROPERTY

‘We lived in a smaller house in the village,’ says Miranda.

KITCHEN

Miranda runs The Kitchen School from this spacious room.

Bespoke cabinetry, Chalon. Bar stools in Middleton Pink estate eggshell, £67, Farrow & Ball. Pendants, £32 each, Wayfair

BOOT ROOM

An old advertising sign makes a fun statement.

For similar signs, try Etsy. Seat in Louise Blue chalk paint, £21.95 for 1ltr, Annie Sloan

SITTING ROOM

‘A blue and white colour scheme is so suited to the sitting room with big sky views,’ says Miranda.

Curtain fabric, £95m; striped cushion covers, £95 each, all Cabbages & Roses

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