KITCHENS
A BESPOKE BARN CONVERSION
WITH STUNNING PROPORTIONS
The owners of this 16th-century timber-frame barn and cottage
fell in love with the property in the Essex countryside
However, the property was left in an awful state of disrepair
following a storm. As a result, the whole property needed
some serious TLC to help restore it to its former glory. Two
decades later the homeowners decided to move the original
kitchen from the cottage to the attached barn, creating
a spacious room with stunning views of the surrounding
countryside.
Opting for Davonport’s Tillingham shaker-style furniture, the
homeowners wanted to ensure the original Aga from the
cottage was incorporated into the new design.
“The greatest challenge was working out where the kitchen
was going to go, as it depended on how the internal
structure of the barn was altered,” says founder and designer,
Richard Davonport.
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