Alice Temperley And Her Country Estate In Somerset

Alice Temperley : Country Estate In Somerset

Temperley, using her dining-room table as a makeshift studio, designs paper patterns for bespoke bridal dresses that she prefers to work on in the peace and quiet of the countryside.

The designer contrasts the classic English style of her Cricket Court estate with bold-colored accents, such as the ornate fuchsia couch pillows in the house’s piano room.

The working stand displays Temperley’s paper and textile patterns in the dining room.

The figurative antique bronze lamp in the dining room was a wedding gift from Alice’s parents. Behind it on the wall hangs a photograph taken by the designer’s sister Matilda on a recent trip the two made to Ethiopia.

The landing that connects the house’s second and third stories serves as the Temperleys’ portrait gallery.

A freestanding Victorian bathtub rests on a wooden base in the center of her carpeted, sun-drenched master bathroom.

The designer, who hopes to someday launch a home line, hand-stitched the silk quilt that adorns the bed in the master suite.

The Temperleys’ pet alpacas, Louis and Rupert, graze on the rear grounds of the estate.

On warm summer evenings, the Temperleys sleep in a large bed within the family teepee.

Cricket Court viewed from its sprawling fields; a chandelier has been hanging from a large tree ever since Alice brought it home from a photo shoot, where it was used as a prop, several years ago.