Modern rustic
Ideal Home UK|August 2021
Concrete floors, contemporary art and a muted palette bring a modern edge to Fiona and Iain Lindsay’s 500-year-old dream restoration project
KAREN WILSON
Modern rustic

Dining area

The mighty 2.7m long oak dining table seats up to 14 people. ‘It’s absolutely beautiful,’ says Fiona. ‘I hope to pass it onto future generations.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Silas dining table by Tim Hitchens, from £4,500, Hue Home. Beige Zellige kitchen tiles, from £300sq m, Habibi. White paper lantern, £46.75, Paper Lanterns UK

Open-plan space

White walls provide the perfect gallery backdrop for striking artwork by Kitty Stirling. ‘The kilim rug was my first purchase of any note when I was 19 and it’s still with me.’

BUY THE KEY PIECES

Filipe recycled teak bench, £185, Tikamoon, would work here. Paisley rattan lounge chair, £365, Vaunt Design, is similar

Fiona Lindsay, owner of an interiors business, lives here with her husband Iain, who works for a software technology company, and their children Honey, 17, and Angus, 15.

THE PROPERTY

A five-bedroom 500-year-old converted barn with 4.5 acres in Wiltshire, bought in 2014.

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