This cosy, uplifting home is a far cry from the Dutch barn and ramshackle byre, roofed with rusty corrugated iron, that textile designer Vanessa Arbuthnott first set eyes on in 1993.
She was viewing it with her architect husband, Nicholas, who was the one to recognise the potential of several dilapidated farm buildings, dating from 1890, on the outskirts of a quaint village in Gloucestershire.
Nicholas was positive he could create a wonderful family home. Vanessa, however, was less convinced. ‘At that time, we had four children under the age of six, and the thought of tackling a major project on a shoestring budget wasn’t overly appealing,’…
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