NATURAL BEAUTY

Colours and features inspired by nature helped interior designer Tammy Holmes bring a wonderful warmth to her clients’ modern farmhouse-style house

- KAREN WILSON

GARDEN ROOM A rustic and characterful sideboard doubles as a drinks cabinet and glassware store for evening entertaining. Oxie sideboard, £1,429, Oak World, has this style. Try the Cruz 40cm raffia shade, £39, Made

GARDEN ROOM ‘I added benches in the alcoves for additional seating and put moulding around the fire to give it a period look,’ says Tammy. Hand-carved mirror by Artisan Furniture, £109, Fy, is an alternative. Try the Luxury rattan four-seater garden sofa set, £1,599.99, Primroseno.14

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY Detached modern farmhouse-style home

LOCATION Johannesburg, South Africa

ROOMS Kitchen, sitting room, snug, garden room/veranda, four bedrooms, two bathrooms

PURCHASED 2020

PREVIOUS PROPERTY ‘The owners lived in a two-bedroom cottage in Gauteng, South Africa,’ says Tammy.

DINING AREA Mixing rattan end chairs with classic Wishbone designs brings a range of textures to the dining space in the sitting room. Try the Wish wooden dining chair in natural weave and Off White, £149, Cult Furniture. Maltby natural oak extending dining table, £599, Swoon, is similar