the age of elegance Captivated by this gracious Georgian home by the sea, Sheila Soulsby was determined to become its new owner – even though it needed loads of work and had just been sold to someone else Words Karen Darlow | Styling Pippa Blenkinsop | Photographs Brent Darby
The original glass-fronted cupboards lend a classical symmetry that contrasts well with Sheila’s ‘bargain’ kitchen table, an old door on a Napoleonic table base. She mixed her own colour for the walls – the perfect backdrop for a seascape by Annabel Playfair. Sheila’s tureen collection came about ‘by accident’, on many trips to France over the years. The Saltfire stove is a recent addition to the original Italian marble fireplace. For marble floor tiles, try Mandarin Stone