The former boiler space in the kitchen now hosts a wood burner


The crittall windows are a major feature in every room in the house


The kitchen had been untouched for 40 years when the couple bought the house


social space to be enjoyed by the couple and their extended family, including their four grandchildren. pstairs a light fi lled hallway acts as a lin between the two wings of the house. At one end sits a guest suite for her daughter and grandchildren, while the other end houses a master suite that boasts a monochrome design and period urniture re ecting its 1920s origins. The long hallway between has become an overspill to Sheila’s studio where she can work while taking in the incredible views of the famous harbour and the light that surrounds it.


LEARNINGS Ty Bryn is her sixth project, but she thinks it


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will defi nitely e her last ut her eperiences have left her ideally placed to offer advice. For her it has been about following her own style, and reusing as much as possible. “It’s tricky,” she says of updating such a classic and important house. “You need to keep the feel of the house, but you have to be able to live in it now.”


Looking back a decade since she started


the project, Sheila is still reticent about it eing fi nished e are still renovating it, she admits. “Seeing all the before photos makes me realise what we’ve actually achieved and it makes me so grateful to have this amazing house with such iconic views of St Ives. I can’t imagine what would have become of it if it hadn’t been rescued.”


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