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Emma Hatfield Watkins’ use of a subtle palette and thoughtful touches brought the character back to her elegant, much-loved 18th-century property. When Emma Hatfield Watkins’ husband, Iain, was a teenager and mowing his neighbour’s lawn to earn pocket money, he never imagined that, one day, he would buy the house he’d often admired from across the garden. Over the years, the property, which is surrounded by barns, has witnessed a number of reincarnations. ‘During the Seventies, an occupant sold the house and moved into one of the barns which they’d converted,’ explains Emma. ‘The surrounding garden was then divided up...

When they first viewed the property that was to become their much-loved Hamptons holiday home, Ian Ferguson and Ryan Brandau weren’t overly impressed. ‘It wasn’t love at first sight, but our broker was convinced that the house was right for us and she could envisage something beyond what we were seeing,’ recalls Ian. The couple had been in a long-distance relationship between New York and California for several years before settling on an apartment in Manhattan, and wanted to complement their city lifestyle with a retreat in the Hamptons to be shared with Ian’s parents. ‘We love tennis and one...

Kirkwood residents Chris and genus Melissa Fox had designed their home nearly a decade agone. Even although it was comparatively new they weren’t happy. whereas the vessel sinks provided visual eye candy they weren’t terribly functional; water splashed everywhere the countertops, the area was dark, and the intrinsic corner bathtub tub was cumbersome. “Their dislike for the brown woodwork finally created them conceive to do one thing,” says designer Leah Jerrell, owner of LJ Interior styles. a lover of a lover had referred Randall Jarrell to the couple. She reminisced concerning their 1st meeting. “We paged through some of Chris...