STYLE HARVEST
The couple love to spend their weekends cooking for friends. Vintage collectables are mixed with pieces from the Bonnie and Neil range, including the embroidered Pineapple Border tablecloth and Dots Blue tumblers. The dining chairs are a vintage find. This area opens out onto the garden, which is a constant source of inspiration to Bonnie who designed the Hibiscus Yellow fabric used for the custom curtains in the dining area.
GARDEN
Rhododendrons and pale pink David Austin roses feature at the front of the house.
here’s a storm brewing high above her home. Lightning strikes and a neighbour’s tree comes crashing to the ground. It’s wild out there. Our Zoom call flickers and threatens to disconnect. Bonnie Ashley looks around the room and breathes a sigh of relief. She’s safely inside the 1940s four-bedroom house that she shares with her husband, Neil Downie. It’s also a Friday, a day the
