Swedish/French Style Victorian House Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been hunting for a house tour to share with you that demonstrates how neutral faded florals can give the wow-factor, and this Victorian semi-detached property in London, belonging to Leopoldina Haynes, does it to utter Modern Country perfection. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://lc.zoocdn.com/781deccf27734b4d571c2085ad1f5caf0df95859.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come in...you're going to love it! This is a picture-heavy post but you'll be yearning for more!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="My Victorian House" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/02/2a/2a/022a2aeea2b9c59bfb2c70bd0a376d14.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Victorian properties very often have a similar layout, and the home of Leopoldina Haynes is no exception....but that's where run-of-the-mill ends. The house is a heavenly blend of contemporary Swedish and French. Remember to practice deep breathing all through the house tour!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Leopoldina Haynes house, photographed by Yasunori Shimomura for Modern Living Japan, September 2013." height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/1c/37/7d/1c377d7c5a2abc8d967c38a39139bfe7.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Entering into the narrow hallway, the palest of taupe paints above the dado rail, and a chalky, putty paint tone on the panelling below combine to set the tone for the whole house. Period details abound in this home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMyiUxF285JwUI4FTFTu-mgOxBPcgraNPVZFHkpnNCmPEyi7SkEM_n-5Pf8jdh6eipUUe_B3bt27RRUs9xupOXXPoRAD4WOiDQaKcYVm4ucdQNg_u0zf6Kwta6Nz4N1bEQyOXnna1t4nY/s640/4ea5a7a750c432b6ed14cda9c1a8d8af.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hu5DpcTZk53wAUtx5BpuBdyzletwe68b1gAvQIGxcnX1ok6msCPMbhTKGoHPE7fbwYTjLGCnjurM-ZBGYzdqLg9U-tUoKnClY6l1luSXoSNANTkuAc62vtmCXqntV7zzcQfHmc_3BkeX/s640/fa11dae4b51327d2ee7c93996c7592ea.jpg" width="427" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aCexMkWtz9pbgQx2_qhaxOss9s7tkIg9MQiT1mnHVU1ksiJ0Uh9BtF6KVZStpQwItkvY2LCK4IpRZ2mVyS2NaaRROwNnWIU3Xr6TNfMjwyKhA5iMe5yixdchpJJ3CwOSlDkn7FCFSaiH/s640/7983d964c8c132761c8b95a431356f0a.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's go into the living room located at the front of the house. The same paint in different shades is used through the whole house and even the  garden, Dulux Chalky Downs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSwWXiS3icFoYqEGIJxhWIJuoRZxoSN3rCDZcmCfvGqNtJ_3nHxsTxTunm2qmCp_sdyMuw82gkSGMQwmk4p_FEBP-6B0qlllzuJ70CF0gIaQxezjwMOCndA5BV4R4QbGb4PwX97Wnac5x/s640/05bc2ad6c6f7cf8c275303bc7bb9b0a8.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bay Window" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/6f/81/f46f81ce266d50b0f15864271e530325.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does your heart skip a bit at the little touches of faded florals? Can you spot the Kate Forman Roses fabric on the cushions and lampshades?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="426" src="http://lc.zoocdn.com/e97974d35f602fa8cb68bce39c72b5b84cacf41f.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those of you who are especially eagle-eyed will notice that in the image below, there are two chairs in the bay window, rather than the Gustavian sofa that's tucked in there above. And that's because I've been super-sneaky and found some older images of Leopoldina Haynes' house. I found it fascinating to see how the house has evolved....and there's more evidence in the kitchen below further down</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn4-gAJFRrvXJhxVcOiFpNS1NBdbpOqbT1iRj2S2wX04qfwcQyH_mGSoP_w2iovCoSkGskqgn_mZ3BA5Hj6BnpK1QsWHjNE5G37EtuFgS_sShFxoUW4YJ3eJeQ-H2soFIR1nLHEtwkAhJ/s1600/3252654_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Large mirrored panels in the alcoves either side of the fireplace bounce light all around this room. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALafCUgo_XoOdSz5GtM-WNuY9SYJN2SDIkAXzbua2D3P93B5Hgm5Fdsmm69gGIqubLPky-bJa2oHKqyHZF0q3EUypGZ-gJxUAQJQW-XnVLfwRBWs0yX6UlItV8lPjUUbnjxwOKGvtsrPN/s1600/3252834_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> At some point in the past, the living room has been knocked through into what would have been the original dining room. This room is very often on the dingy side in long thin Victorian houses but there light pouring in from the front windows, as well as the light from the kitchen; all helped along by the chic, chalky paint colours.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Yoj1dArWkevxHq-d2Cr3rmcZW51vSWnGVD845kQbrvYzEF4ZEkq1Z0TT9ucZXWB8H6AsPQvZ_j1ZGfU1aK93-NIfWIscZnsmFTTaWOeE_ypuH3FXrqQf07GRO2MA5V_Y1eOBCkmh1N0e/s640/3253417_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qdJcxWJtjlvhM9PDDo76xBx2S-o8c_cpuuNudsx_lh8y1UnBHOK6zU2u-Z0PgLJD4bY5mZvpZT2akeYo0UROINeQO78xOsxqf1uyYCQ677mv8vqoCCEiNc_ySZm13lGstkc5NO4FB7ro/s640/92ff6ac4c596bb8aca2f91fba5de4365.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sY8V8PDU7SGJHg6hQkMoR6f08FMumMp8Jv27CeUYXokWPrZVgo7SCvG9rPcBoUPCLloGgY6zh1YR1NKATuD-eZcPZofEQ6Bq3YSysTXURDXXlYDwVcMMkb2Jg2s_LbDpg1GQwMCR-jeI/s640/3253601_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BSb2FyiHsniZco_19rohEUE4V7Kfw7_xEddFq0_snXV_eJ7-qFAo6NOCHTgQ8K96n4VZjw4d1x-uMIhEr8N0BoTs4Z2L7zOtzMCUka9ojlscSc643MIH7zpQ7o0s7UtI9bTxIgWLRAkz/s1600/3253205_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcQRcHMnEl6SFdCmULCNLZV7QvGNUGwtzAHc2w5Pi1dnB5ErftZzCzx9mpWKuTQPBD3zfxFecpYsWUvJp5B8JwvqKz0S7s0Z8JD8LQBf_jy3p5qGXr0683yy5hMuU19lB-6RMEe5nRrnq/s640/aea3af2aaf635bc7d4e5d2c7fdc02338.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These prints were bought from an antique dealer in Camden Passage and paired with Venetian frames. The armoire is from Sweden: painted old white set against the mellow Duck Egg blue interior.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIztCbX8117jPtwAFA0F1dOO9-4PgXJ-rgmyP4qTShbZ4EbjoWiQrbojXlwVHbk9uR-EScQNvw7qCmMbTvKNfrvi7KVFAR7QdzObmdIqy6OxCAvIlu2nOwJ-u7OXgTIpiZkmeDg7OZd98f/s640/5c85bcfbe45772fa3cf0f0c005539ade.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now into the kitchen...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://lc.zoocdn.com/cab5496558adf377a1355af9cc45ae2eb0fbe531.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kitchen has had a side return extension, which fills in the gap beside notoriously poky Victorian kitchens. There is also a small extension to the rear of the house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="In the kitchen..." src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d2/89/db/d289db17665c22eb74b09c1b8318b0d4.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://lc.zoocdn.com/e05e3e1e9813b39526ed6dd16faeace013576e20.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kitchen is painted in Dulux Chalky Downs, a soft neutral with brown undertones. These aren't so apparent in the lighter apparitions of Chalky Downs but if you look at Leopoldina's front door, which is visibly brown, then all will become clear!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Setting the table up..." src="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/d8/51/70/d85170a60c0a93d6c968b58c0e9b6f51.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love this button-back banqueting seat, upholstered in oyster grey linen (though it would be hopelessly impractical with children - can you imagine the bits of spaghetti getting stuck in the tufting?!).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPP0glQO-qWGjSbOWlnfV5A7cxZ5RhTnWth2U3r-21hLvuqAQXG5ySVHQzYUVhvx9ltPaI7v56mVV-E5ebdt4ag64wEVs3-vv3w45M5X3KecHmLYP-5GqqiD883NPL1_bQYjdNgoh6UZW/s640/5b433ed37c62651e8bf4112ebadc726c.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rear extension houses the main part of the kitchen in these initial stages.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Kitchen" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/09/e7/a1/09e7a1c0c8817acaa369e7360b069c32.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've done a bit of snooping around and have stumbled across photos of the kitchen from various stages of decoration....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look at it now! There's been a revamp! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjQm2PYURyL3KeYUOqFO9aRyr4jOY5DRkCeICvaofdudkx6EkPZV7dfzvJSg0EKDWMqd37lbdlq-hExv91qrc33FHlMdysFw3PgkBXpBClt7o-F4rgZMIR_CWv5TRRamZqVYbkibeeAZ3/s1600/3253780_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The worktops are now Carrera marble, luxurious white with exquisite pebble grey veining.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82JbIBUZ-Mm-MH0Ancl_UM3Yh1WfRfpt_vGyontwCk2VUmaHXvv3HMyWIfCFhurIH-l0Sh3_3B-G64mtucGVdFrBVa9JGPVt_y4da5tCHf0pX2wGWhbrSzjdLCJQkYICiii8sjqjyT_H5/s1600/3254222_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leopoldina Haynes has installed a white La Cornue range cooker and handmade kitchen cabinets from Charlie Kingham Cabinetry in a crisp white (it's Dulux Chalky Downs again, this time number 6!).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vz68xsMpe5x-b9LonTSfF-Jr4FghNEoX48fDqnrQadqoePE2mdAk-eKA3-OVgR-GL27HnEGr_4wDSEY0CoUOH9G51Rdk7gH6Eg6VDvk862p9F7rigrPCCoP8rbsVaMM0DgBc6IklpPso/s640/e2612bc07777647e639c3a1c65e5cb15.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This botanical print was sourced from a flea market in Paris and the old seating area has been replaced with another Gustavian sofa with a pillow in Cabbages and Roses Hatley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgAAZtSFRjCVHv1G3N4ukXFjdt7GkA3evywb4o5HLnPT7whLth3Ns6dVUJRqDbDo_Pu67RfF_h1re6jptVrN7uAq9lg5Z0sshx_pRyJiKuUY5QBi-XLYnjQsiBhCAnvPTTvRXMAGjhUR5/s1600/3254309_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Dry Hydrangeas" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/8b/b2/40/8bb240a4656e3e7d9e88345478fdc5c9.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A limed table and white-washed chairs softened with touches of natural linen on the seats and that gorgeous wing-back chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab7i6UZltaOEPvK38QZBQSbYfvGHyK9BOiWn-3uwKHTJjZkBNoepfxw26En1ewgp187_wRT4lIhvYSmXIMrMX5uNsskeuzcTHQWxVct2SqsqbNF0Ey43D1EPiUES7_s0QL6ZUiHBV42Y_/s1600/3254595_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UX-QQa_L4V3SyY1An4zYdxfVrb9JqaCCh1UQ8hZ3Vb9Pwze7DlmotIb03QCz50YGK_iAnXIpS945yjAP8ga63CKyg2HaPRHRwPb9fVXcM7JA1qFkBTYbfv73uYes3-tV1qc9701GHzaP/s640/shelves+cropped.jpg" width="320" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Moving upstairs into the first of the bathrooms...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the way Dulux Chalky Downs has been used in so many ways, though there is continuity in that the darkest shade is almost always at the bottom, getting lighter towards the ceiling. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ7ZsxSy5Nrl211hNslpZoU5wuqVLwP855n-Kd4PkWw_Kr79Y8v3Xsr8vI9miagoyGOowPSsGiSPEHZOPZ7Hqpp3ynu7mpBHyoG_aXOQTDT-cTsAL31wcHOcaD6Y5GRVMTSMvhFE_O9FF/s1600/3256538_original.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Out into the hallway....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrUBc6Gf4vaIGxahdpAGDqCXs9BvDqxd3g2k0kZIOjNtQhy8eRhVGA-Q5pxo_1XIzgA36uyahuAYM-oSGOO75cCPvWsMj8lxhRiCKpNRaT71-Ew2O6XecTEAr8L0idtGyuJVoeGwi7b4P/s640/65b2631f2f028b7b3816c3a6eb290fdd.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And into the Master bedroom, which is above the living room, and is the largest in the house. Panelling, cornicing and fitted cupboards enhance the Victorian period of the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC5fd9aquSkYXfo_d9uNJCKJIMuv7l98ngU-EbIkXCuAewi-qn37CBK4xRBp-RPsmZ3cIqYJ4hcNe-aDB8KlrwkU0OZg3Msf7Dlapd-rJbG8Ophx5ba283lNNCwzIqgQYVSUMCfyvqJp9/s1600/3254962_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The headboard has been upholstered with dusted taupe fabric, and finished with a nailhead trim.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQK7PYgJG8OuYQOlYJQdFlkTrau52IZK63R5Ve6Bbpcla6FSQbRVIFm6IKuAtyaCv3Ll4Kw482xNZHS11RhicP10dpAOmBSotbj8ZYHJcGoXzapJ3x26AoafzkUGcCnnWpBYOTOWG2CAO/s640/3368f3a042873897f44ba5df57ed61cc.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ldin0ej6dlIy0xYGJ9QhCf8A0PGIhMES8W5gKPpBzUp9tmW3EdJYgBAQcdfQNx970gL-SgI-t4M4PMjpJEhrdkH4oRyn32xfhXKOAOdf-2asfOe18LlX4VP7-tiMukiHaOd_IU7tFdc9/s640/3255419_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzT8cBy4pDW_DBqKm7uY3CpL6P05oBMDaDnEFJJxI_m6UTkMjUrQWF0z-cnP86AdzB2yOD3mST7oBpY2s0C4VO2PeN5BE3yV0FLc77N2AxBYQz-jSUjlH_Zb3PNCsi16fM6tO8NFStrc8/s640/c10df846d05a39832142a94c8a8e773c.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shutters as many of the windows introduces texture into the scheme.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSxE6IW25QglFQzMqPYe_vv5myAfCkb61jg0mqsSi2PRsIR_joMdK_I9ugvtEV-Hq3dtLB92KFuRBYYXTp48r0Q91_qdaBhaRmP9fNzCtoBqWBNLaVflJRMQcQWeEgx6NqRcCyEvEbNp4/s640/43506e6640d4d5ddf0c6868600d6f683.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY8LFttWV8WkJxTLs9g75O3dbDek0HxTnLiycqg4MbLAp_3cSfGPvHAPNjXFKroijltUUpoDs39kZDabW3YY9ygc2eIRihujGfSCszitj6bOg23Tj65WNbV65sJ_XuIesc17wJ4qBtlFU/s640/87a5b24d2c008491cf8c4dd7dedc4d1b.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeHpbbiPUytzJcgJAkuftDlw7wtlfwZ1L2iz82rdy7nGgz35D0GT1V5x29eFEcghNYZggaAV6L4VAS6SwoYARNLhYlgOV0oByek0CreAj6fk6BGgxtUx72BVAaSeQmPgouLlINu8_SsA5/s640/c74204f2ecf9fce714f24ec9b0a02be0.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy5prSIHQIS9-zRVVHsQAupLaBDlHMVOzKBru_mi3N0oCGLGfnN7vUJuPSFffIxu_uUxnH5lfBLebfd5TkPe07zBkhyR00Acs1VenZiWUcRkszjJYLlTMoVK2-Jpi8OwRbayN64TciBCE/s1600/3255229_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second bedroom (above the original dining room) has one of the most exquisite treatments I've come across, taking the romantic faded neutrals to another level. Swathes of material tumble down from a coronet fixing above the bed. Leopoldina Haynes used Cabbages and Roses French Check in Beige and Toile de Poulet in charcoal grey on a natural linen background.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGW6JJH13tfL91_ODOEiFh0tcn7MoxlUe3-1OqjE_qe23SEWo08e3zFOB5WX4yqnu0Pn-H-W_i4OQW9zLjn78gonBJvraKmuSdikYXURIQonACLcikQJn0Htsea2A9jOx0tlTudaSjBaV/s640/223db0e3e2d11d21872f2572a29f064b.jpg" width="427" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Try Annie Sloan French Linen paint for a similar look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTmR4FFXklrlHZx9juT62opkoyy1lRzw-i1CNWT2j7QAHWpsD4Pz4DudkhpqYNeoB-Kw8qroz864-dtKRho3WNiCbP3CGxhK2tZuyX0LheMOnaIjsjL3osaCAzRhyphenhyphen0xROBF03J50xshQg/s640/257a1bc9714aabef3af89454d9dc572f.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPLXl5kqjHp-z-wvSG2iLoFmO1kO34dV4MFB8aRtIhf9ms5UBC3FYp4yWERhH9rkYY2-KTWlSuyRCeBz7ntYX6SzldjuWGjdXURDpoXwEsszbEkl_z-uPNNbuq1LIR-VY3jc71ZOpu1NH/s640/ec3daa5ca180defbd0dbdad219ee4549.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Gustavian style bed is also given the Cabbages and Roses French Check treatment. Crisp white bedlinen and an over-sized squishy armchair completes the picture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8sy6C26Md0XmcebCIzjmZPREYXgk5vdQVcOGbnW4X4PEfQxJHjpN0TVhUIBV5vwh6dwtLdX7CL_0Pbcy7i8iafKEG7NoO5dZ0TNN1VvIxd0cpddFw_KZR3azxjQQ2vi4u9IG4nUUbqf9/s640/3255869_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEYjWrHq8q97Jp1kBGwGWDbAmBm5wIY7qZ674U79NzDLJbNhGDd0SluYxUWgV0ee-z39PcsOTskzzNFHJa0Bt72q5OK3d5-gzu0BlbONCkE6bdgvLjpcOl1fexH84jNi-rCI4c9maw_Z8/s640/3256299_original.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXG6S3rIrTxOo4OAzQXSe28TevPADnJQhBofKTeFtkSr7VsyHeve55Mca8jCj-8yuk6i6WCGOZcyBZU3PYNHBtlqmQsw68TG8YXdN9NanEt2Y3H_X0lxhmUzZzld6w2B11d9HgunEIkK0/s640/b6702388a2c907f1cbcfa33133537891.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32DVZcKTme0TMCNi3-aljvYT9qvLn9xmeaGOPx4YzupOcSkH0Ty4SMCuF1Kms56TyQsEjsu8HVV7GRO1vtGfHtemr46CYYMSkKwRdS7n2jgl5ybU88SWREcAhr_10Amu630SBlW2o8h6p/s640/4dc4c0255fd4fc92ee49d6da4d1e7164.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The third bedroom on the middle floor is the smallest. Cabbages and Roses Tulips and Roses adorns the headboards, and the valence is French Check. I suspect the curvaceous chest of drawers is painted with Annie Sloan Old White and distressed with dark wax.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://lc.zoocdn.com/430a516294f18c7cd8de12c10ae4628825a624b7.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Calm spare bedroom" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/59/0e/17/590e17b40c745c8513d1e3ef63c9ea50.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up another flight of stairs to the converted attic...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Spare Bathroom" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6d/95/3d/6d953ddb06cf25b1e3d9098c11a7c52d.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and into the fourth bedroom where tongue and groove (again finished with Dulux Chalky Downs) line the walls....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFJQuKEX3BQGdgGfrENVZjGLoKTpZab1d-R-rL5C9wbbHfQHe3zHcIxM9FrFQ004UI4IE9WVKljgPCcL_brjxIpcQJ-FE1sjMdFts3f0LIhbBokUXOq-tHfp5om0kJREZ0MBNu_hIiLAs/s640/cb70049917b652d50bc390832f214fa4.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCty_Bi_uUt0NHo0hjzOcNDQ2h5Tkfp5R0w4DratKeBIdMXGx0wfEzrhYScbQQnO83xq15yRJUWWvZjiL1tiKkRZDfE-LTRr6DMtX-uJSRHkWBKGTacuxujww4VmdCe2opnyXxyFlwZ93E/s640/9011911d5136848de77539a82433d418.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...an a roll-top claw foot bath sits at the other end...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Leopoldina Haynes's house photographed by Matt Clayton-www.mattclaytonphotgraphy.co.uk" height="426" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f5/34/c4/f534c41c59c5814eddbdb21a09ab4440.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Leopoldina Haynes's house photographed by Matt Clayton-www.mattclaytonphotgraphy.co.uk" height="426" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4e/c0/ac/4ec0acc7deb87f539f1ce59f90e911e5.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a fifth bedroom but, alas, no pictures! <i>{I'm hoping that's where Leopoldina keeps all her bits and bobs because the whole house is seemingly clutter-free.}</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Leopoldina Haynes's house photographed by Matt Clayton-www.mattclaytonphotgraphy.co.uk" height="426" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9a/40/58/9a405808e3a504bb58fc78543610742a.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now before you flop down on that bed, worn out from all the climbing up stairs, there's the garden to look at, also stunningly Modern Country...follow me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images via Leopoldina Haynes on Pinterest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

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