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WALLPAPER Woodchip & Magnolia woodchipandmagnolia.co.uk


PAINT Farrow & Ball farrow-ball.com


Keim Mineral Paints keim.com


FURNITURE & INTERIOR ACCESSORIES Homer (Aberfeldy) athomer.co.uk


Jeffreys Dunkeld jeffreys-dunkeld.co.uk


John Pye Auctions johnpye.co.uk


Mojo’s Curios 22 Dunkeld Street, Aberfeldy


ow through the house with the kitchen leading through to the dining room/games room and the library at the end. The conservatories were still accessed through the kitchen and dining room respectiely but the whole ground oor now came together as a more usable space. With its exposed stone wall and wooden beams, oor to ceiling sheling and dark blue walls the new library is a major triumph, and easily one of their favourite rooms in the house. Indeed, the family even congregated here last year to have an atmospheric Christmas dinner. “Dave was worried if we split the room to incorporate the library, that it would seem too small but it’s still a huge space. It took a while to get our heads around what would be our main living space because of the two conservatories. However, this change has transformed how we navigate around the house.” With the dining table out of the kitchen as well, Debbie was able to build a larder under the stairs. Then she set about making the white box conservatories more user friendly and aesthetically pleasing. Internally, the boxes are now dual-purpose spaces. Stylish and comfortable, one is used as Daes home office and meeting space and the other as a TV/ garden room. However externally, they needed slightly more imagination. “We decided to paint the garage black to see what it would look like in the agricultural landscape; we couldn’t believe how well it worked and so we applied the same principle to the white boxes.” The conseratories were reroofed, fitted with blinds to create the illusion of Crittall glass – the frames sprayed black. “It’s transformed the way the entire property looks.” The garden access from


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both conservatories has also been moved as Debbie explains: “The doors were originally at the front which did make sense but for me it felt like I’d lost a wall.” Now with the doors at the side, they are in the process of creating a courtyard between the two boxes which they’ll “eventually plant around.”


One of the conditions of the sale of Easter Shian was that as the previous owners were moving to live on a barge, they were allowed to leave some of their bigger pieces of furniture. As a result, there’s been a lot of repurposing around the home and the introduction of several funky wall coverings. When Debbie turned her attention to


renovating the entrance hall and downstairs shower room both the repurposing and wallpaper really came into play. “The hall was extremely important to me; I wanted to evoke the vibe of the house as soon as you came in the door.” Debbie’s vibe is quirky, eclectic and welcoming, and with a range of objects and curios on display, it showcases a taste of what’s to come in the rest of the home. Just off the hall, the shower room (after one of the many oods has been changed into a cloakroom style WC with pheasant wallpaper and a repurposed wardrobe for storage. Again, it has an atmosphere more akin to a country house shooting lodge rather than your average downstairs loo. In the attic bathroom, a former dressing table is now the sink unit albeit with the addition of some unusual ‘hare head’ handles. And while Debbie readily admits she’s a huge fan of Woodchip & Magnolia designer wallpapers she’s equally happy to rummage through a skip


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Yard97 at Robert Workman yard97.com


FLORAL DISPLAYS (& ‘TRINKETS’) By Nova


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OUTDOOR FURNITURE Rowan & Wren rowanandwren.co.uk


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