2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

(Joyce) #1
| 25bh

for stockistsgo to where to buy


former hunting lodge

favourite item

‘I lovetheantiqueblue

chestnexttothestaircase

inthehall– ithashuge

drawers,makingit

extremelypractical

as well as beautiful’

thelighteningofthedarkbeams,which


previouslymadetheroomsappearvery


gloomy.‘Assoonasthepalewashwas


applied,thespacefeltsomuchbrighter,’


saysSophie.Thekitchen,whichwas


previouslyseparatefromthediningroom,


wasknockedthroughandthewallreplaced


witha peninsularunit,leavingtheexposed


beamsaboveasanarrestingfeature.‘From


theoutset,I hadthisvisionofa proper


countrykitchenwherewecouldcongregate


roundthetablewithourfamily,’saysSophie.


Toaddtothetwoexistingbedrooms

andbathroomonthegroundfloor,Nicole


createdtwofurtherbedrooms,eachwith


itsownbathroom,intheatticonthelevel


above.Partofthelandingwasrequisitioned


toprovideclothesstorage,whichis hidden


behindcurtains.‘Thiswasa muchmore


affordableoptionthanbuilt-injoineryand


Ireallyliketherelaxedfeel,’saysSophie.


Thehomeis furnishedwithpiecesthat

complementthetimeworn,texturalquality


ofthespaces.‘I boughta lotofthings,


includingthearmchairsinthesittingroom


andthestoolsinthekitchen,froma friend’s


shopinMarrakech,’saysSophie,who also


lovestovisitlocalantiquesshops.


Outside,a ruinedoutbuildingattached

tothelodgehasbeenpainstakinglyrestored


bya localcompanyspecialisinginhistoric


works;it nowservesasa gloriousoutdoor


diningspace.‘Thishouseis particularly


wonderfulinthesummermonthswhen


wehavea lotoffriendsandfamilyjoining


us,’saysSophie.‘Pierrelikestolookafter


thebarbecueandwegoforwalksinthe


forestorweplaypétanque– it’sa very


simpleexistencethatgiveseveryonethe


chance to recharge their batteries.’


BaThROOM
Whitemetrotiles
lenda freshfeelto
thiscompactroom.
ForwhiteMetrotiles,
£19.50sqm,trytopps
tiles.Verobasin,
£584 , Duravit

MaIN
BEDROOM
aglassshower
screenbehindthe
bedallowsnatural
lightintotheroom.
wallspaintedin
hagueblueestate
emulsion,£46.50for
2.5L,Farrow&ball.
trybarrymoretowel
rail, £204.99, wayfair
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