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Gaia Farmhouse nestles within a remote valley in the Lake District and Bridget and Andrew Hall saw it as both an opportunity and a challenge. An opportunity to create a unique home just a short walk from the shores of Ullswater; a challenge as the farmhouse is at the end of a narrow five-mile lakeside road, ending in a steep pass with six tight hairpin bends. ‘We never thought it would be easy, but there were times when we seriously questioned the wisdom of buying a dilapidated property in such a remote area,’ says Andrew. The couple’s five-year labour of love has paid dividends, however. With painstaking care and inspiring vision, they have rescued a semi-derelict and overgrown 400-year-old farmhouse and given it an exciting new future.
UNCOVERING HISTORY
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2023 من 25 Beautiful Homes.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2023 من 25 Beautiful Homes.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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NATURE'S colour scheme
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SPECIAL BLEND
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Southern belle
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LOFTY AMBITION
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Modern CLASSIC
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European VIBES
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SHEER GLAMOUR
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Relaxing RUSTIC
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The little house of CALM
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