
An exquisite helical staircase, a glass-walled media and a show-stopping floral-designed chandelier are just some of the stunning design touches that have scooped this six-bedroom Surrey mansion first prize in a prestigious interior design award.

Alderbrook House in Weybridge Surrey has recently been awarded the Best Interiors Gold badge by WhatHouse? and is now on sale for £3.75million.

Sound a little steep? Be assured that the property, which was built and designed by developers Newcourt, is a relative bargain. Ten minutes down the road in Surrey's plushest enclave, St George's Hill, houses generally sell for north of £5million.

Alderbrook House in Weybridge Surrey has recently been awarded the Best Interiors Gold badge by WhatHouse? and is now on sale for £3.75million. The six-bedroom property comes compete with a private mooring on the River Wey

Taking centre stage is the spiral staircase, with it's oak handrail, wood panelled walls and sensational seven-metre, bronze-painted, customised chandelier. 'I came across a beautiful lighting company on a trip to Paris,' says interior designer Lisa-Marie Mosca

The six-bedroom property also has a special USP. At the bottom of the garden is a private mooring on the River Wey. So when the mansion is getting too claustrophobic you can sail away in style.

Despite it's quintessentially British setting, the property is full of international flavour - a chandelier from Paris, a dining table from Texas, porcelain tiles from Italy and oak floors from Versailles are just a few of the exotic additions.

Lisa-Marie Mosca, Newcourt's lead interior creation, describes the house as 'reminiscent of a New York apartment combined with the softness of an English country house'.

Talking to FEMAIL about the award-winning project, which took 18-months to complete, she explains: 'We wanted to fill the property with luxury, comfort and elegant design features including Versailles Parisian oak flooring, ornate cornicing and book-matched marble in the bathrooms.'

On the top floor is the property's media room with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall. 'The concept and main design came from being up in the tree tops. You're quite high up in this space and amongst the canopies of the existing trees that surround the property, having natural colours with pops of autumn oranges and yellows as well as green throughout added a fun element,' explains Mosca

Despite the calming hues throughout, the house also has bold touches of colour in every room. The sitting room is deigned in the style of a classy apartment on New York's Upper East side with bold autumnal oranges mixed in with dragonfly blues and greens

Taking centre stage in the property is spiral staircase, with it's oak handrail, ochre runner, wood panelled walls and sensational seven-metre, bronze-painted, customised chandelier.

'I had come across a beautiful lighting company on a trip to Paris which I had sourced the main chandelier from,' says Mosca.

'The chandelier represents an old tree trunk with interesting flowers and extending branches falling down through the central staircase.

'This married well with the wow-factor dining table we'd found in Texas which was an old sawn down tree trunk topped with glass.'

The kitchen is modern with handle-less joinery and over-sized tiles, but wood cabinets and burnt orange chairs add a touch of warmth. The bi-fold doors open out completely to create a natural flow into the lush garden. It's also kitted out with top Miele appliances

The living room picks out elements of the lush surrounds: 'The trees, the river and the greenery were all used in the inspiration picked up in the fabrics, colour palettes and shapes and patterns throughout the furniture and lighting,' says Mosca

Mosca's favourite room? 'If I had to choose it would be the open-plan kitchen/family room.'

The space is modern with handle-less joinery and over-sized tiles, but wood cabinets and burnt orange chairs add a touch of warmth.

'You get such a warm homely feel across the whole house in general but this room is really special,' she says.

'Being able to have the bi-fold doors completely open, the sense of inside outside space as one, with the delicate noise of the river and the tranquillity of the surroundings makes it a hidden sanctuary in the middle of Weybridge.'

As expected, there are also integrated Miele appliances all round, from ovens, which include a specific steaming oven, induction hob and plate warming drawer. There's also boiling water on tap.

Describing her inspiration for the Surrey project, Mosca explains: 'I always like to look to the surrounding area for inspiration allowing the internal space to complement the area in which I'm working in.

The master bedroom in the Surrey home has a luxurious feel with textured wallpaper, statement lighting, plush fabrics and river views

The bathrooms are all clad in marble with top-of-the-range Villeroy & Boch sanitaryware, Hans Grohe brassware and glamorous lighting

'Alderbrook House's identity was heavily influenced by nature to emphasise the property's surrounding.

'The trees, the river and the greenery were all used in the inspiration picked up in the fabrics, colour palettes and shapes and patterns throughout the furniture and lighting.'

'We started to look at key areas throughout the house and build up a story on how we could showcase the natural beauty of the outside.'

To mirror the lush surrounds Mosca used textured wallpaper and lots of earthy tones.

'Throughout the whole house we incorporated lots of clever layering through a build up of textured wallpapers, mirrors and lights. During the day, natural light picks out the bold, bright colours but come dusk when you turn the lights on, a natural deep glow adds a warm and cosy feeling.

Despite it's quintessentially British setting, the property is full of international flavour, including this seven-metre chandelier from Paris

'The house displays a beautiful earthy colour palette with punchy bold colours linking to various seasons throughout the year.'

'The property also has a beautiful heritage inspiration, this is picked up in the ornate cornicing, parquet flooring, hand-finished oak doors and real timber-sashed windows.'

Despite the calming hues throughout, the house also has bold touches of colour in every room.

'The sitting room styling mirrors a New York apartment, displaying bold autumnal oranges mixed in with dragonfly blues and greens,' Mosca says of the colour palette.

'Whereas the kitchen has an array of charcoal greys, depicting the river, and burnt oranges portrayed through ethically sourced monkfish and salmon skins which are styled through cushions and artwork.'

Describing the design, Mosca says: 'Alderbrook House's identity was influenced by nature to emphasise the property's surroundings'

On the top floor is the property's media room with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall leading onto a balcony.

'The concept and main design came from being up in the tree tops. You're quite high up in this space and amongst the canopies of the existing trees that surround the property, having natural colours with pops of autumn oranges and yellows as well as green throughout added a fun element.

'We wanted a space for the whole family to enjoy so we made a 11-metre curved sofa which created the perfect space for watching movies on a Saturday night and a bespoke curved bookcase which sculpts the back of the sofa to hold board games, sweets and books.

'The challenges were logistically getting the sofa up through the staircase but we had lots of team members to help!'