Faith Bailey by Rachael Smith

Faith Bailey

Photographs Rachael Smith

Words Amander Meade

Faith is mum to ten year old Sid and they live in a three bedroomed riverside property on the banks of the River Welland in the beautiful Georgian town of Stamford. Faith is a beautician and runs a Perch & Preen salon as well as being in demand as a highly sought after make-up artist – she is regularly commissioned by magazines as well as film and TV work.

Blessed with an incredible ‘stylist’s eye’ Faith has an uncanny knack of acquiring furniture and accessories from the most unlikely places – bins, skips, and even dumped at the side of the road. With her flair for décor she applies a little magic – perhaps in the form of a reupholster or simply a clean and repair and finds just the right space in her home to show off the unwanted item in all its glory. Having lived in Spain while Sid was a toddler, she collected lots of antique pieces at the Spanish equivalent of our car boot sale – the Rastro. On her return to the UK, all her precious furniture came with her and the eclectic mix of styles with Faith’s trademark glamour is what makes her home so warm and interesting.