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CLASSIC ENGLISH SITTING ROOM

Oznell — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:41:15 GMT

English designer Susie Atkinson is my cup of tea, when it comes to a traditional, very English country house look.

It's pretty, but not too much. Her color palette seems to be in my favorite zone, dusty "off" colors of blue, pink, ecru. Edited to add- I got too excited, ha, and forgot to mention that this is her own sitting room in Hampshire, England. The kitchen is hers too.

There's such an understanding of comfort!

Here's her kitchen:

Oh, my goodness.

But she can and does, do a lot of elegant, more formal commercial projects too. Can't resist showing you one.

Look at this tea room or restaurant or something she did in the Beaverbrook Hotel-- it's insanely beautiful, yet serene:

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RetRN — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:39:30 GMT

Love it!

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spiderw — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:54:11 GMT

The sitting room is just lovely, it has so much appeal. I love the furniture and the way the pieces are placed. Love the curtains and the print on the sofa. It is a room I would spend much time in relaxing and reading and feel comfortable and content. Very pretty environment and roomy!!!!!

The tea room is very inviting , love the print on the chairs and the way the tables are spaced and not close to one another. The wooden doors, artwork and chandelier enhance the tea room setting!

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JudyL — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:11:58 GMT

Love her sitting room and kitchen! Just my kind of style and color.

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ECBG — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:24:45 GMT

Beautiful! I would just change the ottoman to a coffee table in the living room.

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Citrine1 — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:50:37 GMT

Just beautiful. I especially love the sitting room.

My only complaint, as always, is the unironed table cloth. I don't like wrinkles!!

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KathyM23 — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:19:37 GMT

This sitting room is me. I love English traditional. Not too fond of the kitchen for some reason, but I love the chairs in the tea room. I would like to see them in my dining room.

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DSD2 — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:13:22 GMT

I love everything about the sitting room, the light, soothing colors, all of the light filtering in. It is elegant with just the right amount of artwork and accessories.

I feel the same about the kitchen - all the windows! Love the hanging lights, the white kitchen. The rug is a bit unexpected but gives the room a bit of color. And the dog is the sweetest!

The tea room chairs and floor is to die for. The decor is perfect. The artwork is a bit much for the space but a minor detail.

Thank you for bringing this to us!

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on the bay — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:52:40 GMT

and she has a beautiful dog too!

such fun to look at all these -thank you @Oznell. I always look forward to your pictures and descriptions and especially get a kick out of your enjoyment of it all too!

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781Florist — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:03:52 GMT

Oh! Those chairs in the hotel! That floor in her kitchen! Just about everything in her living room! (OK, not that chrome round side table!?!)

I think that she probably has an induction stovetop because of the things hanging under the hood. Stove hoods are generally tough to make attractive, but hers is!

I have decided that I may need to put this woman on speed dial in case I win Powerball.

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Nonametoday — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 04:38:45 GMT

Perfection.

Although my room was not that large, shen I did total English, I had a sofa covered in Jacobean with the soft blues and what I would call lightly dusted peach. I love that. I had two wingbacks covered in a peachy-bourbon velvet-like fabric, a club chair in a soft powdery blue corduroy, two tea tables (one between the wingbacks and one by the club chair) for ease of placing drinking vessels and an ottoman in front of the fireplace,but not quite large that. Mine could be used for one extra seat, miniscule comparatively. It reminds me so much of that.

My adjacent dining room had grass cloth with a cinnaon color thread running through it. I loved that house. Now that i go back and think about it and the pictures I have of it. That was 3 houses ago. I don't think that furniture would look the same in this house. No. This house does not have that tudor look that my other house had.

Where did I go wrong and start mixing periods and giving furniture to my DILs? That was all mahogany and cherry. LOL. When I stay home, as I have for this decade, I get tired of my house and want to change things. I am restless. I guess it takes the place of a move.

I love every bit of it. I guess you could tell mine was done in the 1980s based on the dusty peach and soft blues. Those were the colors then. I also had ivory carpet.

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spent2much — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 21:01:26 GMT

I know nothing about her, except she has the right kind of dog! {*_*}

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phoenixbrd — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 22:05:07 GMT

Those colors in the sitting room are perfect....so peaceful and inviting. This is the space I would want to be on a rainy afternoon, book in hand, and a crackling fire. She was able to recreate this comfort level in the tea room, but added a comfortable elegance. The perfect space for an afternoon tea and intimate conversation.

Thanks @Oznell, I always enjoy your interior design shares.

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qvcfreak — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:25 GMT

I love it, looks very inviting

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Sooner — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:07:08 GMT

The kitchen is nice, but to my eye the sitting room needs a lot of updating or refreshing.

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luvzchiz — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 04:41:03 GMT

That dog is adorable and would make any room beautiful.

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QVCisFun — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 06:19:36 GMT

Her sitting room is beautiful - the color palette, the tan walls with the white ceiling, the comfortable looking furniture.

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Patriot3 — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:44:40 GMT

What lovely pics! I could live in that house!

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:30:35 GMT

English Traditional is definitely not for me. I do like her kitchen though.