The checkerboard floor in the main entry—“classic of those Victorian houses”—features Mandarin Stone’s Di Scacchi tumbled marble, set against Soane’s Wild Tulips wall covering from ...

I love pinks, greens and floral prints,’ says Becky. ‘And in this house full of boys I indulge myself with pattern and flowers in every room, and they don’t seem to mind or even notice!’ ...

There is little known of Robinson's early life, apart from the fact that he was born in County Laois in Ireland in 1838, and became a garden boy for the Marquis of Waterford at Curraghmore House.

“The wife was up for embracing a certain amount of color and pattern, which is what I love so much,” enthuses Ainscough. And given the scale and ceiling heights of the Victorian house, it was ...