CASE STUDY
RANCH DRESSING
Animal lovers Jules Hamilton and Nigel Shore have extended and transformed a Suffolk bungalow, using traditional timber cladding and a ranch-style feel to help the home blend with its rural surroundings
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h, you’re the wooden house with the donkeys!” is the response Jules Hamilton and Nigel Shore are grow-
ing used to when the topic of their Suffolk home comes up in conversation with local people. Jules laughs when she says: “We seem to be a bit famous now in the village – but we’ve had lots of comments from people who’ve seen the house and like it, which is very kind.” Nestled in a rural valley, the couple’s home today looks nothing like the pink bungalow that could once be seen on their one-acre plot, which is close to the village o Waldringfield and the River Deben.
For starters, at the front of the house, a 20
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sizeable area that stops just shy of a new two-storey extension is now a fenced paddock that’s the domain of the couple’s miniature Mediterranean donkeys, (who are named Chaos and Shambles!). The paddock’s proximity is a deliberate and
charming design quirk of this reimagined property, designed with the animals in mind. Jules, who runs an animal welfare organisation and also breeds dogs, explains: “The donkeys are tame and they’re our pets – they come onto the outdoor veranda with us and sometimes come into the house. So, we made sure that they can get close to the house while still being outside, and also that the living room window is
HIGH POINT
“When they craned the bath into the upstairs bedroom. Not much else had been done in the room at that stage but I got in the bath – fully clothed – and looked out at the view. At that mo- ment, I thought to myself: this is really going to be great.” – Jules Hamilton
jul/aug 2022
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