Inside a 16th-Century Farmhouse Nestled in The English Countryside | Design Notes

Louise Jones welcomes us into her charming farmhouse located in Surrey. Enchanted by its idyllic setting, Louise Jones could see the merits of this 16th-century Surrey farmhouse despite its interior having been stripped of any character. With ingenuity and hard work, and the introduction of pattern and colour, she has given it personality in abundance.

“I was struck by its location,” Jones explains. “It’s in such a tranquil, isolated spot — the scenery was pretty spectacular, so I thought that ticked that box… And the house and garden was a blank canvas!” Watch the full episode of ‘Design Notes’ as we tour Louise Jones’s remote farmhouse nestled in the English countryside.

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[Music] I’m an interior designer based in London and this is my home near oxed which I share with my partner David two dogs and a couple of horses when I first came saw the house I was struck by its location it’s in such a tranquil sort of isolated spot which we both loved and this scenery was pretty spectacular so I thought that picked that box and the house and garden I thought was a blank canvas really so for me and what I do I thought it’s a great opportunity to design a garden and to really work on the Interiors the house is about 500 years old the advice had give somebody taking on a project such as this sort of a centuries old house that needs quite a bit of work is just to appreciate its quirks and the various nooks and crannies and little gaps and creaking floorboards and all the little foibles and um because they’re the plus points [Music] really [Music] this seemed like the right place for the kitchen to us because it had the French doors leading to the Garden we’re in and out with the Garden in and out with the dogs going backwards and forwards with the horses cuz everything’s just needs to be wipable washable mop I think a country house kitchen is freestanding not even units it’s sort of freest standed Cabinetry it’s utilitarian yes it’s a bit sort of down to naby but like the staff quarters which I quite like but I can’t resist a bit of decoration and when I see these sorts of tiles they’re antique tiles I can’t resist something like this they’re Portuguese early 1700s to me it’s sort of that carpet effect the paintings are still Al I think are quite appropriate for sort of kitchen dining space the wood burning stove was here when we arrived and it was made by the blacksmith in the neighboring Village if I get the fire is really going it’s pretty toasty and warm color is very important to me as an interior designer in this case of our sitting room I definitely took inspiration from the garden and the flowers that we’ve been growing the outside now moves seamlessly into the Interiors which I I like I was inspired by Nikki Haslam and his work I think his work is amazing he had a country house where he had a very soft pale pink sitting room there’s so many different shades of pink growing in the garden and I tried to use a few of them here on the walls the color from papers and paints on Park W the sofa which is a Claremont sort of cotton linen fabric we’ve got the fortuni sort of hand blocked cotton fabric over there all different shades pink on pink and there are even shades of pink in the carpet but I quite like layering the color like that the choice of paintings they’re all quite country in style and substance if I see a nice horse picture I’m quite partial to it and the other sort of favorite subject for paintings are [Music] Leches I think this room came with quite a few challenges it’s low it’s quite narrow doesn’t have as much natural daylight as the other rooms it’s quite small windows and they’re east facing my Approach was to go in quite strong and make it almost darker and going with the heavy textures and patterns and really give it some character I think almost over furnished sort of bringing it in and making it feel extremely sort of cozy and enveloping particularly in the evening when the curtains are drawn the candles are lit and all the tables are set it does become so much more atmospheric and intimate I kept hold of some sentimental pieces there are some paintings in here of the Lake District where I used to spend a lot of time with my family my parents this is my father’s and he liked Art Deco I probably wouldn’t go out and buy it myself but of course it’s it’s sentimental I’m not going to get rid of it I wouldn’t say I’m a knowledgeable collector or anything in particular I’m more of mic pie if it Sparkles or glistens then I’m in I find beauty in a lot of objects I just know what I [Music] like my approach to decorating this space was to make it feel like another room at the part of the house rather than the bathroom so freestanding pieces of furniture paper the walls more decorative is the new typical bathroom and paintings and these uh sort of embroidered banners the bath ended up having to be on a raised platform which was a bit of a last minute shocker because the bath is cast iron a huge weight we had to put a load bearing Steel in here and then sort of conceal it with the timber fo but again it worked out better for head Heights to the view the blinds is colfax’s eat and check which has been around forever the wallpapers GP and J bake it’s a bit nuts but I thought why not I’m not in here all day people say you can’t put wallpaper in a bath and it’s all going to steam and peel off I think what makes a good bath you got to be a bit [Music] different when we first walked into the bedroom and looked up we saw this chuda hand painted mural this dog roses chrysanthemums or dianthus daisies and Tuda roses and then these up here meant to be sort of abstract Cloud designs it’s quite breathtaking and it’s really something very special the owners all those centuries ago were doing the same sort of thing bringing the garden into the interior decoration the mule was definitely a starting point for this room I like the strong indigos and those Reds and I picked those out in the carpet and also this old cruel work which I discovered on jett’s sail room straight after I finished my diploma at the INB School of Design I went to work for Chelsea texter house it was there really that I got an appreciation for cruel work and all those hand embroidered Fabrics when I saw this in auction it’s kind of the original thing I was pretty keing to get it I think it went perfectly with this painting and it really suited the house in terms of period and [Music] [Applause] style there are differences between this project and my typical Interiors project I work very closely with my clients to really create something unique and special for them every project is very very different this one um I have very very relaxed way of living and it’s a very country way of living dogs horses a lot of sort of Outside Inside I think as the years have gone by I find myself getting Bolder and wanting to sort of mix and match and be a bit more eclectic I think probably most designers start off a little bit on the safe side a little bit on the conventional side and as they get more expertise and the years under their belt then they they they sort of spread their wings a [Music] bit [Music] m