25 Beautiful Homes

| 25bh25bh OCTOBER 2017 | 27country cot tage###### When ClaraTr u s sle r sp ot tedthis Lincolnshirefarmer’s cottagefor sale, her heart skipped a beat. ‘Ihadn’t even been inside before I toldmy husband Mark that this waswhere I wanted us to live,’ she says.‘It was my dream cottage with lots ofcharacter – a place to start a family.’In July 2007, the couple hadbeen looking to sell their new-buildand move closer to Lincoln and thecottage fitted the bill. ‘The place hadbeen owned by an elderly couple andhad escaped modern updates,’ saysClara. The compact layout featureda tiny sitting room and a kitchenwith a few basic units. Along theback was a lean-to 1970s sun room.There was a shower room in thehall, and the dining room was brightpink with matching carpets and anancient gas fireplace. Upstairs, the``````KITChen‘A U-shaped layout keeps the work area enclosedand everything close to hand,’ says Clara.Units painted in Pavilion Gray estate eggshell, £60 per2.5 litres, Farrow & Ball. Tap, £422, Perrin & Rowe. Trythe Villeroy & Boch Farmhouse 60 sink, £227, Wayfair