HOMES

40 | 25bh OCTOBER 2017ThE PROPERTY17th/18th-century stone cottageL O C AT I O N NorthumberlandROOMS Hall, sitting room,kitchen-diner, laundry room,two bedrooms, bathroomPURChASED 1997PREVIOUS PROPERTY‘Our last home was a townhousein Newcastle, with elaborateceilings and a library,’ says Di.home truthsINSPIRINgDi Overton used her creative skills to turn a dark and dated cottageinto a stylish home filled with vintage findsFEATURE HAZEL DOLAN | PhOTOgRAPhY BRENT DARBYBaroque of ages