A WELL-KEPT SECRET
Country Homes & Interiors|September 2022
A Victorian cottage, once a carpenter's barn, bewitched Laura and Patrick Butler-Madden and took them on an unexpected journey
CHARLOTTE COLVILLE
A WELL-KEPT SECRET

Drawing room A pale colour palette keeps this room calm, while the painting above the mantel flips up to reveal a TV. Sofa, MeliMeli. Armchair and stool, Love Your Home. Painting, Kristin Gaudio Endsley

Exterior The charming red-brick Carpenter’s Cottage dates back to 1873 when it was built as a workshop and a barn 

Drawing room The spiral staircase is a space-saving, unusual and characterful feature, and allows light to flow in from above. Grey armchair, Soho Home. Cushion (left), Jonathan Adler

AT HOME WITH

Owners Laura and Patrick Butler-Madden, property renovators and designers, live here with daughter Lily, four, and two Maltese terriers, Coco and Lola.

House A red-brick Victorian cottage with two bedrooms when they bought it in February 2019. They have added a third bedroom with a shower room and extended the kitchen.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2022 من Country Homes & Interiors.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2022 من Country Homes & Interiors.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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