The Art of Design Issue 46 2020 | Page 22

22 SEER GREEN, BEACONSFIELD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE A NEW ENGLAND STYLE INSPIRED HOUSE DESIGN BY CARLA DESIGNS We were looking for houses that would serve us for the next 3-4 years and when I saw this one I immediately fell in love with the exterior and could see it had huge potential. It was cute and importantly close to the train station into Central London and I just knew that I could turn it into a beautiful home given half the chance. So needless to say I managed to persuade my husband that this was the right house for us and after securing it I then had the huge task on my hands to prove I was right and turn it from the ugly duckling on the street to the beautiful swan. As you approach the house you are immediately taken aback at the beauty of it. The exterior of the house has a real New England clapperboard style look about it, painted white with grey shutters and is sat on a shingle drive with an established wisteria growing over the porch, that ages the property perfectly. It has a beautiful open wooden porch with a lovely front door that has a curved architectural feature with two window nooks either side to flood the hallway with natural light.