The entry hall at The Sapphire House looking out through an open door to the front lawn
INTRODUCTION

A Stay Designed To Slow The Pace

Walk in and the sapphire wall is there at the end of the hall, gold catching whatever light the day has left.

Guests tell me the same thing - that it feels warm straight away. Less like checking in, more like arriving home.

Every room holds its own temperature: the morning warmth of the kitchen, the cool hush of the bedroom, the open air of the front yard at dusk.

A house built to be felt, not toured.

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GUESTS
6 Guests
THE STORY

This Was Our House

The original home at the front of a block I later divided. I kept the part with the character.

It is also the house I lived in with my girls when they were small, and the house I got ready in on my wedding day.

Two feature walls - emerald in the kitchen, dining and family room, sapphire and gold in the lounge. I knew exactly what I wanted and found artists who could do it.

The floors are original, sanded back and left honest. The corbels and leadlight were repaired, not replaced.

—Louise Thompson

A brass arc lamp lit above a tan chesterfield against emerald and gold plaster in the open-plan living space
The lounge at The Sapphire House, the navy and gold sapphire wall behind grey chesterfields
THE SPACE

Explore The Stay

A carved timber corbel, closeClimbing roses against a scalloped white windowsill and red brick
An arched hall with carved corbels looking through to the gardenA cherub birdbath standing in a bed of rosesRed roses against a louvred white shutterA clawfoot bath with a brass rack and brass tapware, checkerboard tile underfoot
A gold-rimmed decanter and glasses on a bar cartNavy and gold hand-finished plaster on the sapphire wall in the lounge, closeAn espresso cup on a dark table with tufted leather behind
WHAT'S INSIDE

Everything The Stay Holds

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

1

Guests

6
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Front Yard

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Full Kitchen

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Parking

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WiFi

LOUISE THOMPSON

Stay considered. Stay well. Stay with me.

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