Cornish CHARM

THE IMAGINATIVE RENOVATION OF THIS CORNISH FARMHOUSE HAS ADDED CONTEMPORARY CHARM WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON CHARACTER

WORDS JO LEEVERS

HOME CV WHO Christen Pears and Chris Blake bought a farmhouse near Penzance, Cornwall, along with a group of holiday cottages and two barns, a few years ago. After living abroad for Chris’s job, which took the couple to Fremantle, Australia, where Christen worked as a journalist before retraining as a Pilates instructor, the couple now call Cornwall their home. ‘We didn’t set out with a “perfect” house in mind – it was a matter of finding somewhere with outbuildings and space to grow produce,’ says Christen. ‘But this has become our perfect house, because we’ve designed it to suit how we live.’ WHERE ‘In Penzance there are vintage and interiors shops along George Street and the town has a bakery, greengrocer’s, butcher’s and bookshops,’ says Christen. ‘Prussia Cove is…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2021

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