One of my favourite things about living here in this tucked away spot is that I can witness the seasons transition from almost every window of our home,’ explains nature-loving photographer and stylist Claire Rogers, whose home is situated at the end of a private lane in a very quiet Suffolk village.
This house, Claire says, was originally outbuildings serving the neighbouring cottage, with parts dating to the 1800s: ‘The sitting room was once a barn and cart shed, open to the elements, with a hayloft above that is now our daughter Trulie’s room; the building had been extended again and again over the centuries but without much thought to its use as a family home so since we moved in six years ago my husband Matt and I have tried to make sense of the higgledypiggledy layout to establish a sense of flow, including adding a staircase to replace what felt more like a ladder than a set of stairs.
This story is from the August 2023 edition of 25 Beautiful Homes.
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