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alocalantiquesandinteriorsemporium.’

Addingcolourthroughsoftfurnishingshas

broughteachroomtolifeandBerniehas

paidparticularattentiontothewindow

dressings.‘I runa softfurnishingsbusiness

calledR ixInteriors(@rixinteriors),so

I havemadeallofthecurtains,blinds

andmostofthecushionsmyself.’

Withthedarkwoodenbeamsinnearly

everyroom,Berniehaskeptthewallslight

incolour to maintain an open feel. ‘I chose

Farrow&Ball’sSkimmingStoneformost

oftheinteriorwalls,asit hasa warmtone

toit andcreatesa lovelycontrast.’

Preservingthecharmoftheoriginal

barnwasa priorityforBernie,soshehas

cleverlymixedtraditionalstylewithmore

moderntouches.‘Livingina historic

propertydoesn’tmeanyouhavetobe

restrictedinyourdecoratingchoices,’she

says.‘WhileI’vegivena nodtotheoriginal

building, I’ve still made it our own and

broughtit uptodatewithsplashes of colour

andpersonaltouches.’

Withtwogrown-upchildren,Amy

andJoe,andBernie’sgranddaughter,

Ottilie,oftenstaying,alongwithextended

family,Berniehasmadesurethewhole

spaceworksforeveryone.‘Beingabletospill

overfromthediningroomintothecosy

sittingroomis perfectforentertaininglarge

groups,particularlyinwinterwhen we can

all gather round the log burner.’

favourite feature‘Therusticexposed

stonework – it’s a reminder of the barn’s history’

MAINbedrooM

Layersofsoftfurnishingsgive

thisrooma luxuriousfeel.

taupevelvetbedspread,£194.50,

MaisonsduMonde,hasthis

look.Lillearmchair,£479,Swoon,

covered by rix Interiors

eN-suItebAthrooM

berniechosewood-effect

porcelainfloortilestoblend

withthebarn’srusticfeatures.

Copperbath,£1,842,Prices

Paving&tile.blendartDarkfloor

tiles, £70.06sq m, Al Murad tiles

AMY’sbedrooM

Vintagetintile-effectwallpaper

makesa strikingfeature.

trythetoulousewhitesingle

bedstead,£329,Dunelm.

reclaimedtinCeilingwallpaper,

£45 roll, Freemans

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