HOMEWARD BOUND
25 Beautiful Homes|November 2021
Childhood memories led interior designer Sarah Ward to this delightful farmhouse
EMMA J PAGE
HOMEWARD BOUND

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY

Detached farmhouse, built in 1830

LOCATION

Suffolk

ROOMS

Sitting room, kitchen, dining room, four bedrooms (two en suite), bathroom, separate two-bedroom cottage

PURCHASED

2017

PREVIOUS PROPERTY

‘We moved here from a new build in Surrey,’ says Sarah.

SITTING ROOM

A variety of textures, from a linen-finished wallcovering to velvet cushions, add depth to this space. Artwork gathered from the couple’s travels introduces colour. Élitis Kandy Her Majesty HPC wallpaper, CV 104 05, £195.50 a roll, Abbott + Boyd

SITTING ROOM

The French antique bureau, picked up in an antiques shop in Dorking, is a favourite piece that has travelled from home to home. Temple Square coffee table in gold, price on request, Julian Chichester. Sybil table lamp, £660, Porta Romana

DINING ROOM

Sarah commissioned a wall of joinery, with a contemporary feel, to enliven this space. Extra Fine Arrowroot wallpaper in Elephant, Phillip Jeffries. Joinery designed by Ward & Co. Interiors. Georg Jensen candleholder, £71,42, Connox, has this look

KITCHEN

Sarah’s treasured collection of copper pans adds a fitting patina to this country scheme. Walls in Mizzle estate emulsion, £49.50 for 2.5ltr, Farrow & Ball. Find a similar set of five copper pans, £125, John Lewis & Partners

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