2019-08-01_25_Beautiful_Homes

8 nature’sbountyThisconverted

formerschoolhouseinSwedenis enveloped

ina calmingverdantsetting

20 treasuretroveMementosof

happytimesspentinforeignlandsfill

a FiftiesfamilyhomeinOxfordshire

74 simplepleasuresPa le,pastel

andpared-backwerethedesignwatchwords

fora VictorianvillainSuffolk

88 secondsightDespitetheirinitial

misgivings,a repeatviewingconvinced

onecouplethata tiredFiftieshousein

Warwickshire was the home for them

14 ruralpursuitSeekinga country

retreat,oneownerfoundnotonlya bucolic

Berkshirehome,buttwoacresofwoodland,too

36 preservingthepastThe

historicfeaturesofthisWorcestershire

barnwonitsownersoveratfirstsight

53 theheartofthehome

Colour,characterandsociablespaces

transformeda cottageinCork

58 changeofsceneAdesignstudio

inDerbyshirehasbeenreimaginedasa base

foritsowners,whoalsoruntheirown

independent cinema on the ground floor

town country

Thislight-filled

kithouseinSweden

wasa passion

projectforitsowner

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