Country Homes & Interiors

THE CALL OF THE OCEAN

“WE BASED OUR PALETTE ON THE SEASIDE SETTING – THERE ARE BLUES, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO RICH BROWNS, CRISP GREENS AND HINTS OF ORANGE-PINK ”

Rugged coastlines, azure seas, quaint villages… Cornwall holds a special place in many hearts and it is no different for Emma Sims Hilditch. She visited many times as a girl, spending bucket-and-spade holidays in St Mawes, and later returned regularly with her husband, John, and their three children, Daisy, Betty and Billy.

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