When Gossip Girl and White Gold actor Ed Westwick turned his attention to renovating the garden areas of his country home, he looked to Brett Landscaping to help him achieve his vision of creating an Italian-style raised terrace.
The house itself has Italian villa stylings, with Juliet balconies and a series of French doors opening to the garden area from various perspectives. As a result, Ed wanted to extend the existing patio area with a product that would be sensitive to its surroundings.
“I had searched through social media looking for the perfect product that would offer a warm look, while working with the existing look of the large house and garden. When I found Brett Landscaping’s Riven Sandstone I fell in love with the product.”
– Ed Westwick
Riven Sandstone is natural stone paving, with each unique paving slab offering small variations in colour and texture from piece to piece. This mimics the look and feel of ancient streets in Italian towns. The distinctive colours are designed to take on a new charm in each setting, offering a range of beautiful tones throughout the year as the seasons change.
Brett Landscaping worked with Ed to select the right shade and supplied the Riven Sandstone in shades of Fossil Mint. The organic feel of Riven Sandstone is perfect for achieving a terrace installation that compliments the surrounding nature of their home.
“I knew choosing natural stone would be quite an investment, but my wife and I love the warmth of the product, which has a classic look that reminds us of our travels in Europe, and Italy in particular, where we were recently married.
– Ed Westwick
“We also wanted something that went with the traditional style of the house and Brett Landscaping were able to advise with the right amount of product as well as provide installation advice.”
Brett Landscaping has a full gallery of the installation, and Ed explains the project in this video:
Ed explains the project in this video:
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