{"id":276784,"date":"2026-02-10T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/276784\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:11:08","slug":"an-inviting-hampshire-cottage-with-a-warm-and-layered-interior-by-max-rollitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/276784\/","title":{"rendered":"An inviting Hampshire cottage with a warm and layered interior by Max Rollitt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Home Decor Lamp Chair Furniture Cushion Architecture Building Indoors Living Room Room and Desk\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Max-Rollitt-Interiors-Garden-Cottage-Living-Room-by-Chris-Horwood-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>alls in Edward Bulmer\u2019s \u2018Cinnamon\u2019 and a combination of the client\u2019s own fabrics and antique pieces make for a warm and inviting sitting room.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Horwood<\/p>\n<p>Though he says each project starts with the bones of building \u2013 the layout, function and flow of space \u2013 antiques always play a starring role. \u201cI\u2019m blessed in having this huge arsenal of \u2018stuff\u2019 to draw from,\u201d he says modestly, of the cache of treasures in Yavington Barn, his showroom and studio in the Hampshire countryside, which houses furniture and objects from a mix of periods, selected by Max for their craftsmanship and character. \u201cIt&#8217;s given me the confidence to be bold and adventurous in the way I put pieces together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Home Decor Architecture Building Furniture Indoors Living Room Room Lamp Couch Rug and Art\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Max-Rollitt-Interiors-Garden-Cottage-Living-Room-by-Chris-Horwood-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The sitting room features the client\u2019s own wing chair and sofa, re-covered by Max Rollitt. The chair is in The Toile Man\u2019s Edenwood in Document and the sofa in Tissus d&#8217;H\u00e9l\u00e8ne\u2019s Harri Stripe in Cocoa. W<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Horwood<\/p>\n<p>In the cottage, antique furniture and textiles sit happily alongside more contemporary pieces and prints. He could also dip into the owner\u2019s collection \u2013 much of which has been sourced from Max over the years. Indeed, their tastes are so in sync that he can\u2019t always remember which pieces belonged to who originally, though there\u2019s no forgetting the antique ladderback chair in the downstairs bathroom, which once sat in his mother\u2019s kitchen. Small details add warmth and texture, such as the large piece of antique mahogany used as a window shelf in the same room.<\/p>\n<p>Warm, earthy tones pervade the house, adding to the sense of relaxed comfort. Edward Bulmer\u2019s \u2018Brick\u2019 \u2013 which Max describes as \u201ca very clever colour that goes from brown to red, depending on the light\u201d \u2013 creates richness to the hallway, giving way to sunnier tones in the main bedroom and kitchen, as if the summer breeze has swept in from the garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"alls in Edward Bulmer\u2019s \u2018Cinnamon\u2019 and a combination of the client\u2019s own fabrics and antique pieces make for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,155779,2841,155778,501,156,155780,59018,111,139,69,59017,60241,46012],"class_list":{"0":"post-276784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-cottages","13":"tag-country","14":"tag-country-cottages","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-houses-by-members-of-the-list","18":"tag-houses-by-our-top-100-interior-designers-architects","19":"tag-new-zealand","20":"tag-newzealand","21":"tag-nz","22":"tag-small-houses","23":"tag-traditional-country","24":"tag-traditional-houses"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}