Sussy Cazalet's Terracotta-Toned Cottage

When celebrated artist and designer Sussy Cazalet moved from London to a cottage in Norfolk, she turned to us to transform it with rich, earthy bespoke tones. Located on the Houghton Estate, the cottage was a cold, white space that needed life and warmth, and Sussy felt compelled to fill her new rented home with intense colour.

Sussy studied at Leeds and interior architecture at Parsons, later pursuing careers in interior design, theatre design and classical music before establishing herself in textiles. This breadth of experience informed her colour collaboration with us, letting her draw on both technical knowledge of colour and an understanding of atmosphere and emotion. It's this combination of skills that enabled her to create the perfect shades with our colour team, transforming her home into a personal, expressive space, an ideal backdrop for her tapestries.

The colour journey began in the kitchen, where Sussy worked with Mylands to create a bespoke hot paprika paint, a vibrant terracotta red that reflects a warm light and contrasts the cottage's original dark wood beams. Sussy was inspired to create new tapestries to echo the colour-drenched rooms, influenced by mid-century modernist artists such as Mark Rothko.

In the living room, a silk-and-wool piece titled 'Kyoto Sun' adorns walls in another custom colour, a gentle sunset pink that pulls the room's elements together. Having travelled widely in Japan, Sussy draws deeply on its influence throughout her work and living space. The house has a sense of being lovingly lived in, filled with meaningful objects sourced by Sussy and her family over the years; she looks to the warmth of old English houses as inspiration for a home full of charm and ease of living, where comfort takes precedence over formality.

The cottage offers a sense of refuge, particularly on Norfolk's darker, colder days. Central to its design is the lavish use of colour; what started as a blank canvas is now bathed in a palette of rich, earthy Mylands tones, a warm backdrop to both Sussy's creative practice and her everyday life. Find shades inspired by Sussy's bespoke Norfolk cottage here.