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NO CHURN HAZELNUT ESPRESSO ICE CREAM This is an absolute knockout ice cream with no need for an ice-cream maker or checking the freezer every 30 minutes. The nuts are toasted when they are the colour of milky coffee rather than butter – this will release their aromatic oils and, along with the sea salt, really intensify the flavour of the ice cream. Preparation 15 minutes, plus 8 hours freezing Serves 6 425ML DOUBLE CREAM 1 TSP FINER FLAKED OR SMOKED SEA SALT ½ TSP VANILLA BEAN PASTE 50G HAZELNUTS, TOASTED 397G TIN SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK 125ML VERY STRONG COFFEE OR ESPRESSO, COOLED 1 Using an electric whisk, beat the cream, salt and vanilla in a large bowl until the mixture resembles natural yogurt. 2 Rub the toasted hazelnuts together in a clean tea towel to remove as much of their skins as possible. Discard the papery skins and roughly chop the nuts. Set aside a tablespoon or so to sprinkle over the top, then add most of the nuts, all the condensed milk and cooled coffee to the cream mix and beat together until it thickens to the consistency of natural yogurt. Pour the mixture into a 900g loaf tin, sprinkle over the reserved hazelnuts and cover with clingfilm. Chill in the freezer for at least 8 hours or overnight. 3 Remove the ice cream from the freezer 5 minutes before serving. It will keep covered in the freezer for three months.

A RUSTIC SEASIDE TART LEMON CURD TART WITH SMOKED SALT SHORTBREAD CRUST Sea beet is a hardy wild vegetable not unlike chard that grows along the This classic dessert is li ed by the smoky edge in the crust. beaches of Anglesey and much of the Life doesn’t get much better than a slice of this, served UK coast. Leaves are at their best in with a spoonful of seasonal berries. spring, but you can find it year-round, o en among sand dunes or on the Preparation 25 minutes, plus chilling Cooking 1 hour Serves 8 edges of fields. Make sure you rinse it well. You could also use spinach. FOR THE PASTRY FOR THE FILLING Preparation 35 minutes, plus chilling Cooking 1 hour 10 minutes 250G PLAIN FLOUR 225G CASTER SUGAR Serves 4-6 ¼ TSP FINER FLAKED SEA SALT 125G BUTTER, CHILLED AND FOR THE PASTRY CUBED, PLUS EXTRA FOR ZEST OF 4 UNWAXED LEMONS, GREASING PLUS 115ML JUICE 125G BUTTER, CHILLED AND DICED, PLUS EXTRA FOR GREASING 250G PLAIN FLOUR, PLUS EXTRA FOR DUSTING 70G ICING SUGAR, SIFTED 4 MEDIUM EGGS PINCH OF FINER FLAKED SEA SALT 1½ TSP SMOKED SEA SALT 125ML DOUBLE CREAM 30ML OAK-SMOKED WATER* OR WATER 1 MEDIUM EGG, PLUS 1 YOLK 100G BUTTER, CUBED 95ML ICE-COLD WATER 20G ICING SUGAR FOR THE FILLING 1 For the pastry, pulse the flour, butter, sugar and salt in a food *AVAILABLE AT HALENMON.COM A GOOD KNOB OF BUTTER processor until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the whole egg (not 4-5 RASHERS OF STREAKY BACON, DICED the extra yolk) and pulse to combine. Pour in 1-2 tbsp water until the 2 GOOD HANDFULS OF SEA BEET OR SPINACH, WASHED mixture comes together. Bring it together into a disc, roughly 12cm 150G POTATOES, COOKED AND CUT INTO SMALL CUBES in diameter. Cover in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 1 hour. 3 WHOLE MEDIUM EGGS, PLUS 3 EGG YOLKS 2 Meanwhile, measure the caster sugar and salt into a heatproof 100ML MILK bowl. Add the zest and rub the mixture together until the sugar 200ML SINGLE CREAM begins to form clumps. Cover and set aside. FINER FLAKED SEA SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER 3 Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan oven) gas mark 4. Grease 100G STRONG CHEDDAR, GRATED a 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin with butter. 4 Remove the pastry from the fridge and push into the base and 1 Grease a 23cm loose-bottomed cake tin with butter. sides of the prepared tin, coming up to 1cm above the rim. Prick 2 Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the diced the base with a fork, line with baking paper, fill with baking beans butter and toss it around to coat with the flour. and blind bake for 10 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and 3 Combine the smoked water and ice-cold water, then gradually bake for another 10 minutes or until golden brown. add to the flour mixture (you may not need all the liquid as 5 Remove from the oven, lightly beat the remaining egg yolk in the dough should hold together but not be sticky), bringing it a small bowl and brush the base with it. Return to the oven for together until it forms a soft dough with visible chunks of butter. another minute. Remove and reduce the temperature to 150°C 4 Roll out the pastry on a floured worksurface into a long (130°C fan oven) gas mark 2. rectangle about 1cm thick. Fold the top third of the pastry into the 6 Crack the eggs into the bowl with the lemon sugar mixture and middle, then fold the opposite third over it to create three layers. pour in the cream and the lemon juice. Whisk to combine. Set the Turn the pastry by a quarter and repeat the rolling and folding bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the base process. Wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes. of the bowl doesn’t touch the surface of the water. Cook, stirring, 5 Repeat the folding process once more, wrap and refrigerate. for 12-14 minutes until the custard has thickened to coat the back 6 Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan oven) gas mark 7. of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 7 Roll out the pastry on a floured worksurface until it is wider all 2 minutes before whisking in the cubed butter, two pieces at a the way round than the tin. Lower it inside and press into the edges. time, until melted and combined. 8 Prick the base with a fork. Line with baking paper, fill with baking 7 Pour the custard into the pie crust and bake for 22-25 minutes beans, then blind bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from until just set. Cool completely for 1 hour, then transfer to the fridge the oven; reduce temperature to 180°C (160°C fan oven) gas mark 4. for 4 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with icing sugar. It will keep in Remove the beans and paper; bake for 15 minutes or until golden. the fridge for up to three days. 9 Meanwhile, melt the butter over a medium heat and fry the bacon until crispy. Remove and leave to drain on kitchen paper. EXTRACTED FROM Add the sea beet to the hot pan and cook until wilted. If using spinach, you may need to squeeze out excess liquid. Transfer Sea Salt by The Lea- to a large bowl, add the bacon and potatoes and mix together. Wilson Family (White 10 Whisk the eggs, egg yolks, milk and cream together in a Lion Publishing, £26). small bowl, then season well with salt and pepper. 11 Fill the case with the bacon mixture and sprinkle over the cheese. Pour in the egg, milk and cream mixture, then bake for about 45 minutes or until slightly wobbly but set. Cool in the tin, then serve. 152 SEPTEMBER 2022

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Blessed are the CHEESEMAKERS From Shropshire Blue to Yorkshire Squeaky – photographer and writer Angus D Birditt shares his passion for Britain’s artisan cheeses heese has always been a rich source – clocking up thousands of miles in my old blue Saab of pleasure to me. Growing up in the estate, packed full of cameras, books, binoculars Cambridgeshire countryside, I spent and an old wooden wine box full of half-nibbled days exploring the fields, my bag always cheeses. With each maker I met, I delved further into weighed down with a hefty ration of it. When I moved the extraordinarily complex and varied world of to Wales, with its steep mountains, winding rivers artisan cheese – the product of a magical symbiosis and wide variety of cheeses, I found myself peeling between land, livestock and producer. the wax off Welsh Black Bomber, sampling Snowdonia’s excellent ewe’s milk varieties and always The following recipes show how the cheesemakers seeking out new places to indulge my dairy addiction. themselves like to enjoy their produce. I hope So I began to document artisan cheesemakers, that reading this will inspire you to support our travelling the British Isles to meet 30 of them extraordinary artisans and delight in their unique, diverse and delicious offerings.

FOOD & DRINK Jersey Curd Rich in butterfat, protein and calcium, Jersey milk makes for a 2 TBSP VANILLA EXTRACT delectable curd – and within the pastoral landscape of Neston Park, Wiltshire, Julianna Sedli and her husband Karim Niazy 2 TBSP MELTED BUTTER, PLUS EXTRA BUTTER FOR FRYING (opposite) make exactly that. Using traditional methods, this silky cheese is made with organic milk from the farm’s Jersey cows. GRATED ZEST OF 1 LEMON PANCAKES WITH JERSEY CURD WHIPPED OR POURING CREAM OR MAPLE SYRUP, TO SERVE This recipe is inspired by Julianna’s Hungarian 1 Preheat the oven to 140°C (120°C fan oven) gas mark 1. culinary heritage, in which curd features as a 2 In a large bowl, sift together the flour, icing sugar, baking powder common ingredient in both savoury and sweet and salt. In a separate bowl, beat the egg with the Jersey Curd, dishes. Coming from a farming family, she has milk and vanilla extract, then pour in the melted butter. Add always loved to cook and makes these pancakes this runny mixture to the flour mixture, mixing until the batter for her children most weeks. is smooth – don’t worry too much about lumps. If the mixture is too thick, add a little more milk to loosen it. Preparation 15 minutes Cooking 25 minutes 3 Place a cast-iron or heavy-based frying pan on a medium heat Makes 10-12 pancakes to warm up. When it is hot, add a small knob of butter to melt. Place 2 tbsp of the batter in the pan to form a pancake about 470G PLAIN FLOUR 10cm in diameter and cook for around 1 minute. Once you see 2 TBSP ICING SUGAR, PLUS EXTRA FOR DUSTING bubbles forming on top of the batter, it is ready to be flipped 2 TSP BAKING POWDER and cooked for the same amount of time on the other side. ¼ TSP SEA SALT Transfer the pancake to a baking sheet and place in the oven 1 LARGE EGG to keep warm, then add another knob of butter and repeat 200G JERSEY CURD until you have used all the batter. The mixture makes 10-12 290ML WHOLE MILK, PLUS EXTRA IF NEEDED pancakes in total; depending on the size of your pan, you may be able to cook 2-3 at a time. countryliving.com/uk 4 To serve, dust a little icing sugar and the lemon zest over and enjoy with a spoonful of cream or a glug of maple syrup, or both. SEPTEMBER 2022 155

Berkswell 1 TBSP OLIVE OIL 1 X 320G SHEET OF READY-ROLLED ALL-BUTTER PUFF PASTRY FLOUR, FOR DUSTING 2 TBSP DIJON MUSTARD 200G BERKSWELL, GRATED Ram Hall Farm sits atop the sweeping hills of the Meriden Gap 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan oven) gas mark 6 and in the West Midlands. Berkswell, named after the local village, is line a baking tray with baking parchment. made by the Fletcher family using raw milk from the farm’s flock 2 Fry the lardons on a medium heat in the olive oil for a few of Friesland and Lacaune ewes, and owes its unique shape to the minutes until slightly crispy. Drain any excess oil and set aside. special colanders in which the young cheeses are matured. 3 Unroll the pastry on a worksurface lightly dusted in flour and spread half the mustard all over in a thin layer. Sprinkle over half BERKSWELL AND the cheese and, using your fingertips, press the cheese into the STREAKY BACON STRAWS pastry. Fold the pastry in half lengthways, and use a rolling pin to roll the pastry out into the same-sized rectangle that it was These luxurious cheesy straws are irresistibly moreish. to begin with – don’t worry if you can’t get it back to exactly the same shape. It may help to dust the folded pastry and rolling Preparation 20 minutes Cooking 15 minutes Makes 12-14 pin with a little flour before rolling out. 4 Spread the rest of the mustard over the rolled-out pastry and 100G RASHERS OF SMOKED STREAKY BACON, add the remainder of the cheese, pressing it in. Scatter over CUT INTO LARDONS the bacon lardons, then fold and roll out as before, dusting the pastry and rolling pin with flour to prevent them from sticking. 5 Cut the pastry widthways into 12-14 strips, each 2.5cm-3cm wide, and transfer them to the baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown, then remove from the oven and leave to cool. 6 These cheesy fingers are perfect with onion or asparagus soup. 156 SEPTEMBER 2022 countryliving.com/uk

FOOD & DRINK Yorkshire Squeaky In Calderdale, West Yorkshire, Razan Alsous and her husband, 180G COUSCOUS Raghid Sandouk, make Yorkshire Squeaky, a halloumi-style cheese 1 TSP GROUND CUMIN inspired by their Syrian heritage. Unable to find great-tasting PINCH OF SEA SALT ‘squeaky’ cheese when they first came to Britain in 2012, they began 420ML BOILING WATER making their own, using locally sourced milk – helped by Razan’s OLIVE OIL, FOR DRESSING THE COUSCOUS background in microbiology and Raghid’s in food engineering. HANDFUL OF FRESH PARSLEY, FINELY CHOPPED 2 LARGE TOMATOES, FINELY DICED COUSCOUS TABBOULEH 3 SPRING ONIONS, FINELY CHOPPED WITH YORKSHIRE SQUEAKY JUICE OF 1 LEMON 1 X 220G PACK OF YORKSHIRE SQUEAKY, SLICED This is a favourite recipe of Razan’s, generally using 1 ROMAINE OR LITTLE GEM LETTUCE mint-flavoured Yorkshire Squeaky, although you could POMEGRANATE MOLASSES OR FRESH POMEGRANATE SEEDS, use the plain version and add fresh mint to the tabbouleh. TO SERVE (OPTIONAL Preparation 15 minutes Cooking 5 minutes Serves 2-3 1 Place the couscous, cumin and salt in a large bowl and mix well. Pour the boiling water over the couscous, then cover with a tea towel and leave until all the water has been absorbed – this should take around 5 minutes. Stir in a generous slosh of olive oil. 2 Add the chopped parsley, diced tomatoes, chopped spring onions and lemon juice. Mix well. 3 Place a cast-iron or heavy-based frying pan on a high heat and, once hot, add the slices of Yorkshire Squeaky and fry the cheese on each side for 1-2 minutes or until golden. 4 Place the lettuce leaves in a serving dish. Spoon the couscous over them and then arrange the cheese on top. Finish with a drizzle of pomegranate molasses or a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds to serve.

FOOD & DRINK Shropshire Blue Along the main street of Upton village, bordered by hawthorn 100G SHROPSHIRE BLUE, CUT INTO 6 SLICES hedges and horse chestnuts, is Sparkenhoe Farm, which is run by David and Jo Clarke, along with their son Will. The family 1 LARGE EGG started making cheese in 2005 to diversify, triggered by low milk prices. Shropshire Blue is a crumbly variety made using raw SEA SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER milk from the farm’s herd of Holstein-Friesian cows. It is the only blue cheese to which annatto is added, giving it its characteristic 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan oven) gas mark 6. pale orange colour, speckled with blue mould. 2 In a non-stick pan on a medium heat, melt the butter and sauté the leek and potato for about 10 minutes until softened. Add a small LEEK AND SHROPSHIRE BLUE PASTIES pinch of salt and a few turns of black pepper, and set aside to cool. 3 Unroll the puff pastry and cut it in half widthways. Place a small This recipe is perfect if you know you’re going to be out all plate (about 15cm in diameter) on the pastry to use as a template, day and need a quick, portable lunch. I o en make these and cut around it. You should have enough room for two circles pasties early in the morning and have them cold come – one on each pastry half. Gather up the remaining pastry and, lunchtime. You’ll most certainly find one stuffed in my on a floured worktop, roll it out with a rolling pin before cutting rucksack when I’m going for a long walk or if I’m travelling out a third circle the same size as the first two. There will still be in the car from one side of the country to the other. a little pastry left over, which you could cut into leaf shapes to add to the top of the pasties. Preparation 15 minutes Cooking 25 minutes Makes 3 4 Place a tablespoon of the cooled potato-leek mixture on to one half of one pastry circle, and top with two slices of cheese. Next, 15G BUTTER beat the egg and, using a pastry brush, brush the edge of the pastry 1 SMALL LEEK, FINELY SLICED circle with the egg before folding over to cover the filling and 1 SMALL POTATO, PEELED AND FINELY DICED INTO SMALL CUBES pressing down the edges well to seal. Repeat with the other two 1 X 320G SHEET OF READY-ROLLED ALL-BUTTER PUFF PASTRY pasties. Once you have completed all three, brush the pasties with FLOUR, FOR DUSTING the remaining egg and attach the leaf shapes, if using. Pierce a little hole in the top of each pasty to let the air out, then place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake for 15 minutes at the top of the oven until they are golden brown. 158 SEPTEMBER 2022 countryliving.com/uk

Top of THE SHOPS Furnish your cheese plate with a selection from these fromageries, available online THE COURTYARD DAIRY, YORKSHIRE Buy the best British blues from this multi-award-winning cheesemonger near Settle (thecourtyarddairy.co.uk). THE NEWT, SOMERSET Try a host of West Country cheeses, such as Bath Blue Organic and Keen’s Cheddar (thenewtinsomerset.com). NEAL’S YARD DAIRY, LONDON This stalwart sells speciality ‘Territorials’ including Appleby’s Cheshire and Cornish Yarg (nealsyarddairy.co.uk). MIKE’S FANCY CHEESE, BELFAST From Young Buck blue to Ballylisk brie, get a flavour of fromage from across Northern Ireland (mfcheese.com). THE CHEESE LADY, EAST LOTHIAN Take out a subscription and savour fine seasonal cheeses (from £39.50 per month; thecheeselady.co.uk).

FOOD & DRINK Doddington Produced by the Maxwells in Northumberland’s Glendale 3 While the potatoes are cooling, start making the filling. In a large Valley, Doddington is a hard cheese made using raw milk from frying pan over a medium heat, melt 15g of the butter and fry the their British Friesian, Swedish Red and Montbéliarde cows. shallots for 6-7 minutes until translucent and soft. Then add the fish, The family had been dairy farming for generations and turned mussels and prawns, followed by the white wine. Simmer for about to cheesemaking in the 1980s. 5 minutes until the fish is cooked through and the white wine has reduced a little, then remove from the heat and set aside. FISH PIE WITH PARSLEY AND SORREL 4 In a separate saucepan over a medium heat, melt the remaining 60g butter and add the flour, whisking to make a roux. Once all the This recipe is a celebration of the border regions, based flour is added, continue to whisk as you gradually add the milk, on Doddington cheese from Northumberland and stirring to prevent lumps from forming. Keep whisking until the sauce local Eyemouth fish from across the Scottish border thickens, and then add 1 tsp salt, a few grinds of pepper and the herbs. in Berwickshire, though you can use any white fish. Add the fish mix to the white sauce, stirring carefully so not to break up the fish. Place in a small deep-sided ovenproof dish and set aside. Preparation 15 minutes Cooking 1 hour 15 minutes Serves 3-4 5 Return the potatoes to the first saucepan and mash. Beat in the butter and milk until smooth, then add the grated cheese, followed FOR THE TOPPING by the egg yolk. Beat for another minute or two until 400G PEELED FLOURY POTATOES, CUT INTO CHUNKS the potato is smooth and glossy. 1 TSP SEA SALT 6 Spoon the potato over the fish mixture, running 15G BUTTER a fork over the top to create crispy ridges when 140ML WHOLE MILK cooked, then bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes. 160G DODDINGTON, GRATED 1 EGG YOLK EXTRACTED FROM A Portrait of British Cheese FOR THE FILLING 75G BUTTER by Angus D Birditt (Quadrille, £27). Photography 2 MEDIUM SHALLOTS, PEELED AND FINELY DICED ©Angus D Birditt. 300G SKINLESS WHITE FISH FILLET (HADDOCK, COD OR POLLACK , CUT INTO 2.5CM PIECES 100G SHELLED MUSSELS 100G SHELLED PRAWNS 50ML WHITE WINE 60G PLAIN FLOUR 300ML WHOLE MILK SEA SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER HANDFUL OF FRESH FLAT-LEAF PARSLEY AND SORREL (OR JUST PARSLEY , FINELY CHOPPED 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan oven) gas mark 6. countryliving.com/uk 2 For the topping, place the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with cold water and add 1 tsp salt, then bring to the boil and cook for about 10 minutes until tender. Drain and leave to cool in a colander. 160 SEPTEMBER 2022



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Devised and compiled by New ideas Ben Kendrick FOR KITCHENS Written by Caroline Atkins & BATHROOMS Editor-in-chief Louise Pearce Kitchen and bathroom styles come and go, and our tastes for interiors change, but few Executive editor of us are able to redecorate frequently, preferring to make subtle changes to our rooms. Vicky Carlisle This ethos is certainly one that seems even more relevant today. At Country Living, we have always championed classic styles that have longevity and will always feel relevant, and Creative director the timeless looks we showcase here are very much part of that spirit – perennial country Lindsey Jordan favourites that won’t date or go out of fashion. We hope you find this book useful and inspiring. Art editor Ben Kendrick, home and style director Roger Browning CONTENTS Designer Amanda Scope ROOM FOR ROMANCE page NATURAL GOOD LOOKS page 12 Chief sub-editor Dainty fabrics, florals and pretty detailing Rustic materials in muted colours Michele Jameson Picture director AGE OF ELEGANCE page 18 FORM AND FUNCTION page 2 Patricia Taylor Sleek furnishings and sophisticated style No-nonsense simplicity put to good use Picture researcher Charlie Hedges Photographs by John Bessler; Alun Callender; Brent Darby; Catherine Gratwicke; Huntley Hedworth; Living4Media; Loupe Images/Simon Brown/Catherine Gratwicke/Debi Treloar/Polly Wreford; Colin Poole; Alex Ramsay; Rachel Whiting; Penny Wincer; Polly Wreford Cover photographs by Loupe Images/Jan Baldwin; Polly Wreford Published with the September 2022 issue of Country Living Magazine © The National Magazine Company Ltd trading as Hearst UK 2022 Published by Hearst UK, 30 Panton Street, London SW1Y 4AJ (Reg no 112955). All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, orbyanymeans,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthecopyright holders.PrintedandboundbyWalsteadPeterborough

RomanceROOMFOR Pretty but informal, this style harks back to the classic roses-round-the-door Miss Marple cottage. The secret is to give these essentially functional rooms a decorative, ‘furnished’ look, with dainty fabrics and ceramics and freestanding furniture. The same instinct that makes you pick flower-sprigged oven gloves and ironing-board covers can be extended to embrace floral-edged towels and chintzy curtains, including shower curtains and areas under sinks and worktops. The relaxed feel lets you mix and match accessories: mugs for toothbrushes, saucers for soap dishes, bathroom ewers for flowers and basins for fruit bowls. Use a gentle palette – blues and whites, creams and yellows, pinks and greens – and add checks, stripes and polka dots for practicality.

KITCHENS FLORAL DANCE A mismatched collection of china can be inexpensively found and collected. It has a charming nostalgic flavour that makes for decorative pieces both to display and use DECORATION & DESIGN Soften freestanding pieces with antique and vintage styles – a mix of characterful and decorative accessories with more practical, functional furniture 5KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Tips for THE ART OF DISPLAY Open shelves enable you to KITCHENS showcase favourite collections, while plate racks serve as CREATE A ‘PATCHWORK’ both decoration and storage. SPLASHBACK with a mix of Mix the purely decorative with contrasting tiles behind an ceramics you use regularly Aga or kitchen sink. in a themed display PLACE COUNTER-HEIGHT A SOFTER SIDE STOOLS, as you might find in Introduce some colour and an old-fashioned schoolroom, pattern with softer elements, at kitchen worktops. such as an armchair if you have space, blinds and curtains. USE TRADITIONAL Swedish or Roman blinds work ENAMELWARE to hold larder best on a Velcro heading so ingredients and cooking utensils. they can be taken down and cleaned periodically GIVE EXISTING CABINETS A COTTAGE LOOK by replacing solid fronts with panels of pretty fabric.

KITCHENS HIDDEN ASSETS FLOWER POWER Under-unit curtains Small-scale ditsy are easy to make, florals are well-suited to smaller spaces and allowing you to can extend to tea customise a fitted towels and cloths. kitchen to suit your A collection of old style and access enamelware and what’s hidden from view. A pole and vintage floral eyelets and a utility- paintings add to style fabric are ideal the appeal 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 1 Green gingham tea towel, £11.95, Graham & Green 2 Oceans pure matt emulsion, £48/2.5L, Fenwick & Tilbrook 3 Bee dome-shaped butter dish, £28, Domestic Science 4 Flower enamel tray, £22, Dyke & Dean 5 Farmhouse pendant light, £85, Country Living Collection at Homebase 6 Wall cupboard and plate rack, £1,955, Huckleberry Home 7 Shaftsbury traditional dual-lever tap, £164, Caple For stockists, see page 30 7KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

OUTSIDE THE BOX This custom-made washstand incorporates an old marble console table top used as a splashback and a bespoke unit drilled and fitted with taps and a basin. Door fronts are decorated with sections of a floral wallpaper 8 KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

B AT H R O O M S MIX & MATCH TAKING SHAPE A splashback created A bathroom can still be a sanctuary with a frieze of with traditional, assorted tiles creates curvaceous shapes. Printed voile, a a charming, high-level cistern, a mismatched look freestanding bath and and can be easier vintage floral-painted pendant all create a to source from romantic atmosphere salvage yards or antiques stores than SINK DRAMA matching ones Look out for a sink on an elegant frame PAPER FLOWERS or stand, or one that A decorative has shapely legs to introduce a romantic wallpaper gives a pretty, cosy look to a mood and more bathroom. Site it well decoration. Storage away from splashes items can then be and moisture. Artisan tiles in Peony Blush incorporated from the Country Living underneath Collection at Homebase (homebase.co.uk) 9KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Tips for FOLLOW A PATTERN Single-colour figurative designs BATHROOMS decorate this room with toile de Jouy curtains teamed with TO AVOID THE FEEL OF a collection of old transferware PLASTIC SHOWER CURTAINS, blue and white plates. The look fit a two-layered version, with a is offset with monogrammed waterproof layer behind a pretty towels and framed floral prints fabric outer hanging. THE SLIPPER FITS PLACE LITTLE RATTAN SIDE This tight space in the eaves TABLES from the bedroom or is perfect for a slipper bath, sitting room beside the bath with its small dimensions, and to hold toiletries. its whimsical style pairs well with Cath Kidston’s Antique CLEAR JARS MAKE PERFECT Rose floral wallpaper UTENSILS for cotton wool and guest soaps. LAY COLOURFUL LOOSE RUGS on bleached or painted wooden floorboards or quarry tiles.

B AT H R O O M S VINTAGE CHARM ART WORKS Coastal themes are a Consider a small good way to introduce display of pictures, pretty elements into prints or postcards a bathroom, where and a few well-chosen items to add warmth even fitted space- and animation to a saving furniture can room – it doesn’t be customised with always have to be a textiles or shelves purely functional dressed with some decorative elements space 1 4 2 3 56 1 Striped shower curtain, £39.99, Zara Home 2 Belgravia crosshead cloakroom basin taps, £229, Crosswater 3 Fitzrovia basin and pedestal, £300, Fired Earth 4 Calamine modern emulsion, £56/2.5L, Farrow & Ball 5 Fragonard Eglantine soap dish, £8.50, Cologne & Cotton 6 IP44 swan-neck wall-fitting lamp with candy-stripe lampshade, £114, Pooky For stockists, see page 30 11KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

NaturalGOODLOOKS The emphasis here is on understatement, echoing the lines of the architecture with minimal fuss. Don’t try to smooth out irregularities and uneven surfaces: the trick is to work with them and let them direct the style of the room. Lime-washed walls with raw plaster and exposed stone create a textured background, as do brick floors and earthenware tiles in the kitchen and stripped or painted boards in the bathroom. Linen towels will provide subtle interest – a few woven stripes are the only pattern you need. Look for pieces with their own beauty – well-worn butcher’s blocks, stone or ceramic sinks, vintage plate racks and wall cabinets. Improvise with salvaged materials, too. A length of sun-bleached driftwood will make a rustic bath rack, while scaffold boards create robust shelves and worktops, and can also be used as wall cladding.

KITCHENS MATERIAL GAINS A kitchen with rustic style opens up possibilities of introducing unusual textures and materials (opposite). A floor of flat, cut pebbles can be made bespoke or come on a mesh sheet as tiles ready to grout ALTERNATIVE PLANS Taking unconventional materials to an extreme, this kitchen has walls clad in galvanized corrugated steel, but is a robust and practical choice when used behind worktops and sinks (Filly Island is available to rent on uniquehomestays.com) 13KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Tips for TEXTURAL INTEREST With original paintwork, units KITCHENS made from reclaimed timber and a wall clad in old tin ceiling MAKE THE MOST OF tiles, this house shows how SALVAGED AND RECYCLED texture and patina can bring FITTINGS for sinks, reconditioned interest to a room so it needs taps and chunky pillar radiators. little decoration (furniture and accessories from nkuku.com) SOURCE FURNITURE FROM ALTERNATIVE PLACES: HEART OF STONE benches and settles from Rustic stone walls have been decommissioned schools, teamed with equally earthy chapels and agricultural buildings. accessories and a chunky old workbench scored and FIT INDUSTRIAL-STYLE marked, which doubles LIGHTING Ex-factory fittings as a kitchen worksurface and utilitarian replicas will have a suitably rugged look. CONTRAST THE RAW TEXTURE by incorporating a few smoother surfaces: metal furniture, zinc-clad tables and worktops, polished concrete floors and counters.

KITCHENS SLEEK STONE TILE STYLE A textured reclaimed With irregularities stone sink paired with and uneven glazes, handmade tiles have a bespoke stone their own organic upstand, drilled to hold a wall-mounted appeal. This is tap, suits the rustic highlighted with walls look of this farmhouse in a textured paint (try autentico-paint.co.uk), kitchen and complements the more which creates a delicate accessories watery quality 3 4 2 1 5 6 1 Butcher’s block, from £379, Scumble Goosie 2 Camden White ceramic tile, £55.20/sq m, Mandarin Stone 3 Dutch Barn matt emulsion, £38/2.5L, Country Living Collection at Homebase 4 Witham plate rack, £198, Rowen & Wren 5 11in frying pan, £145, Alex Pole at The Newt 6 Brigitte Colleaux large jug, £110, David Mellor For stockists, see page 30 15KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Tips for BATHROOMS KEEP COLOUR TO A MINIMUM The overall effect should be neutral and natural, with muted paint colours where you use them. DON’T BOX ALL THE WORKINGS OUT OF SIGHT. Exposed fittings – hinges, brackets, plumbing and pipework – contribute their own interest in a pared-back setting. MAINTAIN A SERVICEABLE, HARDWORKING FEEL with simple wooden accessories such as slatted bath mats and duckboards. STOCK UP ON EARTHENWARE AND STONEWARE – simple, rustic ceramics that adapt usefully to all kinds of purposes. OPEN ASPECT Creating a wet room gives you scope to rethink the conventional layout of a bathroom. In this Welsh barn conversion, a toughened glass screen subdivides the shower area with a bespoke duckboard and rainfall showerhead

B AT H R O O M S NATURAL FIBRES FRIEZE FRAME Handcrafted or The rustic look is all natural accessories about mixing styles. can be beautiful in A broken frieze of their own right and geometric tiles (from warrant display. Here, mandarinstone.com) a loofah has an intricate structure while a birch makes a striking and horsehair body contrast with an old brush (by Iris Hantverk) pine table that has has a tactile simplicity been adapted to create a washstand 3 4 2 6 1 5 1 Sleek Edison wall light, £35, Industville 2 P1 three-hole wall-mounted basin mixer, £1,310, CP Hart 3 Ceren linen peshtemal towel, £69, Luk’s Linens 4 Shoreditch marble matt emulsion, £55/2.5L, Mylands 5 Nilo basin, £1,680, Kast Concrete Basins 6 The Brass Bateau bath, from £7,200, Catchpole & Rye For stockists, see page 30 17KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

EleAgGaEnOcFe Like Room for Romance, this look works best if you retain a ‘furnished’ feel, with armchairs, wallpaper and decorative lighting. Offset these with sleek surfaces – chrome ttings, marble countertops, plain tiles (with perhaps a touch of iridescence). The Edwardians did it perfectly, allocating kitchens and bathrooms lots of space and treating them seriously, with a real sense of appreciation for things that worked well and looked good. Patterned wallpaper will echo that sense of indulgence or, for a more restrained look, a run of plain white tiles reminiscent of old swimming baths and prosperous butchers’ shops. For a nal flourish, add dramatic lighting: wall sconces, glass- shaded lamps, even chandeliers and candelabras.

KITCHENS SINK DRAMA A fluted marble sink and worktop in this kitchen by DeVOL (devolkitchens.co.uk) have a period style that feels grounded in the quality and craftsmanship of a bygone era. The delicate sea-green tiles with a lace imprint as a splashback enhance this AIRS & GRACES Tall cupboards elevate the proportions of a room. Add a chandelier, brick-style tiles and a classic portrait to conjure up the atmosphere of a Sanditon-style drama. Classic English kitchen by DeVOL (devolkitchens.co.uk) 19KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Tips for PAINT & PAPER Wallpaper creates a comfortable, KITCHENS plush look in a kitchen and helps make a room feel rooted in an MAKE THE MOST OF ELEGANT elegant age. This botanical print WINDOWS. Try shutters rather with green shades continues than curtains to show off their in a collection of accessories, elegant lines. including an old glass demijohn FRENCH BISTRO STYLE BELOW STAIRS TRANSLATES NATURALLY to Cool marble and rich paintwork kitchens: over-table lights with deliver the air of a country glass or copper shades and house kitchen. Period lighting chrome or cast-iron furniture. in brass and porcelain, a plate rack and tureens complete ADD AREAS OF SMART the look. Heirloom kitchen by MARBLE on kitchen counters DeVOL (devolkitchens.co.uk) and pastry boards. INCORPORATE CLASSIC FITTINGS AND QUIRKY TOUCHES such as capacious ranges and a vintage bell panel.