Escape to the country........

It's a long time since I last wrote anything because we moved just before Christmas and life has been just a little hectic!

It has taken a long time to find the right house for us as we wanted something rural and old but still close enough to a railway station to let my husband commute sensibly.

We found a converted Victorian barn in just the right location with large rooms, exposed beams and so on but the previous owners had decorated it in a style I needed to change. So here's the first room I've started.............

 This was a dining room painted in a fetching shade of bile  which made me feel quite ill ......

Also, it has lovely views onto the walled garden at the rear of the house so we decided to make it into a garden room.....

It's now our favourite room, very warm and so restful and here's what we can see out of the window........

we have lots more wildlife here than in our old home and we can waste hours watching them.....

In the meantime the local predators are taking it easy....

Symi has found all the hot spots in the house including the range...

Lots more to tell but this is a long project so I'll save some for another day.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2014 x