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Warm Welcome
25 Beautiful Homes
|January 2018
A characterful barn conversion gave Alex and Graeme Ellisdon both a relaxing family haven and a great place for guests to gather
For Alex and Graeme Ellisdon, the couple behind luxury leather goods and homeware company Osprey London, creating their family home has been a long journey. It was 15 years before Alex could describe their Grade II-listed barn, coach house and surrounding buildings in rural Hertfordshire as ‘fairly sorted out’. But the sensitively converted home and rich yet relaxed interiors were worth the wait, and now provide the perfect backdrop for a festive season spent with loved ones.
This story is from the January 2018 edition of 25 Beautiful Homes.
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