A Historic English Farmhouse Preserved with Skill and Style
The character and charm that old houses possess is unlike anything else. Crooked walls, original floorboards and all the beautiful patina create a unique, almost magical feeling that can be difficult to achieve in a new build. There?s something truly special about the perfectly imperfect details of these timeworn spaces. Jane Ashton and her husband […]
The character and charm that old houses possess is unlike anything else. Crooked walls, original floorboards and all the beautiful patina create a unique, almost magical feeling that can be difficult to achieve in a new build. There?s something truly special about the perfectly imperfect details of these timeworn spaces.
Jane Ashton and her husband Richard have always been drawn to older properties for these same features. So far, they have been unable to resist the temptation of lovingly enhancing the period homes in which they have lived. After renovating several old homes, getting formally qualified felt like a natural step for Jane, an interior designer who now specializes in period properties. ?It is now my career and I couldn’t be happier doing what I love,? Jane says. ?Older character properties are what inspire me the most ? this is where I am most creative and useful,? she adds. When Jane and Richard began looking for their next renovation project six years ago, they had to be patient. Finding a period property in the Hertfordshire area of England that hadn?t been unsympathetically renovated or overly mod...
The character and charm that old houses possess is unlike anything else. Crooked walls, original floorboards and all the beautiful patina create a unique, almost magical feeling that can be difficult to achieve in a new build. There?s something truly special about the perfectly imperfect details of these timeworn spaces.
Jane Ashton and her husband Richard have always been drawn to older properties for these same features. So far, they have been unable to resist the temptation of lovingly enhancing the period homes in which they have lived. After renovating several old homes, getting formally qualified felt like a natural step for Jane, an interior designer who now specializes in period properties. ?It is now my career and I couldn’t be happier doing what I love,? Jane says. ?Older character properties are what inspire me the most ? this is where I am most creative and useful,? she adds. When Jane and Richard began looking for their next renovation project six years ago, they had to be patient. Finding a period property in the Hertfordshire area of England that hadn?t been unsympathetically renovated or overly mod...
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