Rustic meets industrial style in this unique cottage transformation

Unremarkable from the outside and sandwiched between two neighbouring properties, this small three-bedroom cottage may have at first appeared humble, but it was full of possibilities.

In a quiet village in the South Hams area of Devon, 20 minutes’ walk from two of the most beautiful beaches on the south Devonshire coast, the property was to be a weekend escape for Colin and his wife, Nicky.

‘We were looking for a house by the sea, where we could build another kind of experience,’ says Colin. ‘As I walked into this cottage, I felt an attachment; my mind filled with what we could turn it into.’