{"id":375133,"date":"2025-12-29T12:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/375133\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T12:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:57:10","slug":"a-converted-barn-and-dovecote-in-the-cotswolds-with-interiors-that-feel-fresh-yet-timeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/375133\/","title":{"rendered":"A converted barn and dovecote in the Cotswolds with interiors that feel fresh yet timeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Road Architecture Building Housing Outdoors City Street Urban House Plant Tree Path and Chair\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/V&#038;G_25.0430_Exterior_04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The dovecote\u2019s original nesting holes are visible on the barn\u2019s stone fa\u00e7ade, which has been gently updated with woodwork painted in Little Greene\u2019s \u2018Boringdon Green\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Griggs<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap has-dropcap__lead-standard-heading\">\u2018The house spoke a certain language in terms of how it needed to look,\u2019 says designer Nicky Mudie, of this Grade II-listed former barn and dovecote in the Cotswolds. It is a sentiment that we often hear expressed by those undertaking a major restoration, but, as Nicky reminds me, the same should be true of every decorative decision in a historic house. Fortunately, the new owners were more than happy to listen to their 18th-century home, and to their trusted interior designers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Architecture Building Furniture Indoors Living Room Room Home Decor Foyer and Interior Design\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/V&#038;G_25.0430_Reception%20hall_02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A George III oak and mahogany dresser from Lorfords stands in the centre of the reception hall, with a pair of late-18th-century Italian candlesticks converted into table lamps from Brownrigg; the \u2018Rust Stripe\u2019 lampshades are from Hum London. The 18th-century Aubusson tapestry and 19th-century Louis Philippe gilt mirror were both found at Lorfords in Tetbury.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Griggs<\/p>\n<p>Nicky and her team at Violet &amp; George, the studio she set up in 2009, had not long finished work on the couple\u2019s London flat when they got the call about this new project. After a long search, which covered much of the south of England, their clients completely fell for this converted barn in Gloucestershire. It ticked every country-house box: a sense of character, a large, mature garden (with a guest house and a pool), and an idyllic setting on the edge of a village. Better still, the house was in excellent condition and required no significant changes, which is always good news when somewhere is listed. \u2018Our main brief was to stay honest to the building,\u2019 explains Nicky, who worked alongside senior designer Annabel Poole on this project. \u2018However, they did want a slightly more contemporary look and feel.\u2019 The challenge, then, was to tread the line between sensitivity and modernity to create interiors that reflected both the owners\u2019 style and the house\u2019s history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The dovecote\u2019s original nesting holes are visible on the barn\u2019s stone fa\u00e7ade, which has been gently updated with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,4404,160164,160165,356,75,4050,160166],"class_list":{"0":"post-375133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-country","14":"tag-country-barns","15":"tag-country-conversions","16":"tag-design","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-houses","19":"tag-traditional-houses"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}