2019-08-01_25_Beautiful_Homes

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corrugatedroof.’Inremodellingthestructure,

theyusedreclaimedmaterialswherepossible.

Thebeamsneededtosupporta newand

heavierroof,whichcamefromParDocksand

theChinaClayWorks;someoftheinternal

doorsweresalvagedfroma hotelinFowey

andJustinmadetheimpressivecopper

frontdoorhimself,workingwitha local

coppersmithatTheCopperWorksNewlyn.

Theinterioris decoratedina mid-century

modernstylewithtouchesofvintageand

a fewpopsofcolour.‘I don’treallylikelots

ofexposedstoneorexposedwood,’says

Poppy.‘I liketouchesofit hereandthere,

andnothingtooaustere.Wewerealways

workingtowardsa particularfeel.’

Buildingfroma shellhasallowedthem

toinstallplentyofecofeatures.Theheating

andhotwateraresuppliedbyanair-source

heatpump,therearesolarpanelsanda

ventilationsystemthatrecyclestheairthrough

thewholehouse,warmingit intheprocess.

Withthepropertynowcomplete,Poppy

remarksonhowsurprisinglystraightforward

andsmootha processit hasbeen.‘Itdidtake

quitea longtimeandit wasa bitsurrealwhen

wefirstmovedinasit feltlikesucha bigspace

to begin with, but now we’re properly settled.’

Thestunninglocationand

proximitytothebeach

werea hugedrawfor

Poppy,Justinandtheir

daughter Biba

BATHROOM

Weatheredtimberanda

seascapepaintingsetthe

sceneinthisrelaxedspace.

Paintingbyrosalindeastman.

whitebasetiles,£4each,

welbeck tiles

BIBA’SBEDROOM

Poppymadethebunting

fromfabricremnants.

buybuntingfromtheCotton

buntingCompany,from£12.

Climbwallkit,from£129,

ClimbAwall

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