The main bedroom has a monochrome feel with period furniture


The circular library is one of Sheila’s favourite rooms


cosy room has become a favourite of the couple, where they often relax in front of the fi re his was another fi nd uncovered during the work on the house, which also has wooden  oors throughout


But it is in the living room that the house fully reveals itsel  giant fi replace sits at one end o the room, while the opposite end hosts a curi- ously shaped glass house that has been cut into the corner of the room – where plinths display sculpture and tales are fi lled with the amiliar accoutrements of an artist. e thin the fi replace in the living room is y [St Ives potter] Bernard Leach,” she says proudly. hen we ought the house, it was all loced in. There was a tiny space but the proportions looked odd.” Exploring further they found a


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Being an experienced renovator, Sheila was excited by the challenge


large fi replace fi lled with rule e noticed the tiles went right back,” she explains. And, so they continued to excavate the hole until the centuryold tiles and original fi replace revealed itself. It has now become the centrepiece of the room, which has been designed as a


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