and ane had to uicly find a replacement “My neighbour in Ireland remembered he had it done and looked out his contact.” The company in Ireland phoned their contact in Glasgow who rang her, “and he arranged to do the job exactly when I needed it.” She was “pretty much ready to pay anything” at this point, but he asked how much deposit I had lost, what was the total cost and then asked for the difference. “I couldn’t believe it. The kindness of people is just stag- gering sometimes. They came when they said they would, and I have never been so relieved to see a lorry turn up.”


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nce the dirty wor was finally complete, anes phase as an interior designer began. “You have to be careful with an open plan living space as you don’t want it to look like you have a kitchen in the corner.” Working with a supplier she’d


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previously used in orthern reland ane chose to go part bespoke and part off the shelf. “I asked them what was new? The concrete effect on the doors and island was a new feature which I really liked and it worked with the black composite work surfaces.” he concrete finish also complements the fire


surround, something that Jane designed with her uilders ade rom letover ooring, ane took some back to Ireland and had it sandblast- ed to expose the grain. It was then made into shuttering and acfilled with concrete hen we took the boards off we were left with the lines of the sandblasted boarding. It’s a great ef- fect and we did the same for the hearth. It really sets off the stove which I love. It looks like a big ladle, but it’s called The Rocal Drop.” Adjacent to the open plan living/kitchen/ dining space is the couple’s bedroom which sur- prisingly isn’t as large as one would expect. “My


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