A cozy, rustic living room with exposed dark wood beams and pale pink walls. A leopard-print sofa with patterned cushions is centered around a dark wood coffee table stacked with books. Two framed artworks hang above the sofa. A bright red lamp and blue armchairs add pops of color.
‘Christmas feels quite magical here,’ says interior designer Sophie Garland of the beguiling Grade II-listed, 17th-century thatched cottage in the North Wessex Downs that she and her husband Freddie, founder of Freddie’s Flowers, and their children Jesse, six, and Sadie, two, head to for the holidays. ‘We’re both big on Christmas, and Freddie loves decorating for it. The cottage is so cozy with the fires burning, and we put fairy lights all around the trees outside.’
TV room (left): Pale pink walls allow the other colors and patterns to stand out. The rug is a vintage kilim. Walls in Pink Ground, Farrow & Ball. Bespoke sofa and ottoman in fabric by Christopher Farr Cloth. Bespoke chair in Svenskt Tenn fabric. Artwork, Studio HÁM. Sitting room (right): The bold red bannisters make a statement. Bannisters in Radicchio, Farrow & Ball. Bespoke sofa in fabric by Romo. Rug, antique kilim. Baubles, Gisela Graham. Fairy lights, Lights4fun. (Image credit: Jon Day)
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