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W

henPoppyTreffryand

JustineDuancedecided

tomove,it wasthecallof

thesurfthatluredthem.

ThecouplehadbeenlivinginPenzancein

Cornwallbutlookingoutforpropertiesin

a nearbyvillageforthreeyears.Anything

thatcaughttheireyewasusuallyabovetheir

budget.Buta chancesightingona coastal

pathwalkledtoanunexpectedpurchase.

‘Itwasa simplehandpaintedsignthatread

“barnforsale”,’saysPoppy.‘Whenwetracked

downthefarmerownerandarrangedto

meet,it turnedouttobehistractorshed.’

Infact,thelastthingthecouplehadbeen

lookingforwasa project.‘Wewanteda house

thatdidn’treallyneedworktobedoneonit,

butthiswasjusttoogoodtoturndown,’says

Poppy.Luckily,helpwasathand.Herfather

trainedasa surveyorandbuilderandusedto

specialiseinbarnconversions, so he got right

behindtherenovation.

Theprojectalsorequiredthetrustand

patience of the farmer who allowed the

favouriteshop‘I lovequitea few
butI amgoingwithIllustratedLivingin
Truro, which is a fabulous interiors store’
DININGAREA
Justinmadethetablefrom
leftoverscaffoldboards.
TrytheReclaimedwoodplank
trestlediningtable,from£1,100,
HomeBarn.Fora similarspindle
chair, try the Talia, £95, Habitat

HALLWAY

Oldschoollockersprovide

storagespaceforshoes.

Thevintageupcycledindustrial

largesideboard,£699,VFVerty

Furniture,hasa similarfeel.

Bekväm step stool, £13, Ikea

coupletodoallthepreliminarydrawingsand

planningapplicationbeforetheyhadeven

exchangedcontracts.‘Itwasquiterisky,’

explainsPoppy.‘Weputina lotofworkand

investmentovera periodofabouta year,but

hewasveryunderstandingandwetrusted

himnottoselltoanyoneelse.’Oneofthe

bigdrawswasthelocation– a peacefuland

beautifulspotclosetothebeach.Andfrom

thestart,thepaircouldseewhatthistractor

shedcouldbecome.‘Atthatfirstviewing,we

walkedaroundsaying“bedroomshere,the

bathroomthere...”,’saysPoppy.‘I’vestillgot

someofoursketchesfromthattime and it’s

prettymuchhowit turnedout.’

Thecoupleworkedonthedesigntogether

withPoppy’sfatheradvising.‘Weweren’t

allowedtoknockdownanywallsand,in

manyways,thoseconstraintswerea blessing.

Ifwe’dhadcarteblanchewewouldhave

neededanarchitectbut,instead,wecouldjust

focusongettingthebestfromtheavailable

space,’shesays.Theyfoundinspirationon

websitesincludingPinterest,andfrom

architectssuchasRuralDesignwhobuild

withindustrialelementsintheScottishIsles.

‘Welookedforsimilarstylesandmaterials

as our barn had timber-clad walls and a