With a paper star hung in every window, this Cotswolds residence alerts the arrival of Christmas throughout the village inexperienced. The home’s spectacular Georgian silhouette immediately attracts the attention, however as quickly as you enterprise past the edge, you’re greeted by a a lot older property.
‘At its core, it’s a Jacobean farmhouse,’ explains proprietor Hollie Mooreland. ‘But there’s been numerous work over the centuries, with outbuildings – just like the stables – being included into the constructing and extensions added, together with the Georgian frontage.’
Zoning in on lighting
Before reaching for the paints and papers, nevertheless, Hollie began the renovations of every room in the identical means. ‘I would take a step back and overview the room’s electrics – whereas not essentially the most enjoyable half, it’s so essential and tough to deal with when you’ve began adorning,’ explains Hollie, who’s artistic director and lighting designer at David Hunt Lighting.
‘In the living room, for example, I knew I wanted wall lights to replace the incongruous track lighting. This change gave the room so much more soul, but it needed new electrics and the walls to be replastered before I could apply the two-tone wash on the walls. It wouldn’t have been an possibility to do that if I’d waited till later within the course of.’
Interior ornament
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When it got here to inside design, Hollie took an intuitive strategy to every room, letting herself be guided by the texture that she wished to create in every house. ‘The rooms weren’t overwhelming and I felt I might convey again the normal nation look that I really like and the home was crying out for,’ she says.
Throughout the yr, Hollie’s decor takes cues from the seasons, bringing in loads of foraged foliage upfront of the festive season. ‘I love to work with nature, whether through my choice of prints and patterns, or Christmas décor.’
Garlands of fir and vases of ivy, eucalyptus and holly add pure touches to every room, bringing festive allure that sits harmoniously with the home’s natural magnificence and present color palette.
Hallway
Walls painted in Little Greene Sir Lutyens Sage
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Originally a part of the stables, this house was included into the home throughout a earlier renovation and now serves as a flexible hallway-cum-bootroom.
Hollie painted it in Little Greene’s Sir Lutyens Sage to create a way of concord between exterior and in.
Cloakroom rest room
Cloakroom rest room painted in Little Greene Jewel Beetle
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‘There’s no pure gentle within the downstairs rest room, however I wished to lean versus brightening it. That’s why it’s a darker inexperienced than the hallway,’ says Hollie.
Living room
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David Hunt Lighting’s Dickens wall lights with shades in Thibaut’s Mendoza Suzani material reworked the lounge, serving to to create the joyful household house of Hollie’s goals.
‘The living room is my favourite room in the house. It’s such a pleasant open house, however it’s additionally cosy – particularly when the hearth is roaring within the inglenook,’ says Hollie. ‘The orange velvet chairs add such a nice pop, and they honestly make me feel so happy.’
Kitchen
Cabinets painted in Rodeo, Benjamin Moore
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The kitchen cabinetry is almost 35 years outdated, however Hollie gave it a brand new lease of life by repainting the pale blue and yellow cabinets within the extra understated Rodeo from Benjamin Moore and stripping the darkish lacquered worktop again to the pure oak.
Stairs
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Foraged foliage offers the spine of Hollie’s Christmas adorning scheme, bringing nature inside and celebrating life on the coldest time of the yr.
Bedroom
Wallpaper, Alderney by Colefax and Fowler. Silk quilt and pillowcases, Gingerlily
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‘I used all Colefax & Fowler wallpapers because I’d all the time dreamed of getting a home filled with their designs. I simply love that conventional nation look, and it’s precisely the sensation that I wished to return to the farmhouse.’
Twin bed room
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Hollie gave the dual areas an oriental theme, however nonetheless grounded the house in a rustic aesthetic with Colefax and Fowler’s Rushmere wallpaper.
Paper stars add a contact of Christmas to the framed chinoiserie panels.
Bedroom
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For this room, Hollie took the blue and white of the playroom (and Hollie’s beloved china) as the bottom and added touches of crimson, gingham and stripes to make it really feel extra enjoyable and befitting for just a little boy.
Earthborn’s Seagull offers a peaceable backdrop.
Bathroom
Walls painted in Gauze Mid by Little Greene
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The nation allure is introduced again into this visitor rest room with panelled partitions and Sanderson’s Truffle curtains in Indigo.
Exterior
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A superbly symmetrical Cotswold stone Georgian facade is enhanced with a sage-painted door and window frames. A wreath and paper stars within the home windows unfold Christmas cheer.