We sat at the bar area before our meal and I immediately recognized the tweed style sofa from 'sofa.com' who are based by Chelsea Harbour, as we have a smaller version at home.
Understated country glamour is the only way to describe the design of this hotel. The majority of the walls are painted in a dark olive green therefore giving the rooms a darker, earthier feel. This darkness is contrasted by the huge windows and conservatoire style restaurant area where light is able to pour though onto the dark wooden Arab chests and heavy woven sofas.
The main restaurant area has a slightly more 'kitecheny' and lighter, more casual feel to it compared to the grander hallway and bar. There are creepers growing in and around the restaurant - which will look better with age as they grow and mature.
The tiled floor of the restaurant really gave the whole room character, each tile was vivid with a different unique pattern and arrange of colours on each.
This use of olive green is used really strongly within the private dining room. This strong use of colour works well with a fresh, transparent glass chandelier. Try to avoid using large amounts of dark colour on all walls of a room if the room is small or generally quite dark.
If you wanted to re- create this within your own dining room but have a smaller / darker room then focus the colour on one of the walls and contrast with lighter colours to keep the room from feeling like too much of a shoe box!
Not one of the most daring or outgoing designs I've seen within the New Forest but really encompassed the great country/ garden kitchen feel. The exterior is beautiful almost like domestic home from the outside!
If you are in the New Forest area I would recommend a visit to this quaint country garden hotel and restaurant.
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