Country Homes & Interiors

FADED GLORY

Sylvie and Pierre Delcroix fell in love with this 17th-century Normandy barn at their first viewing and decided to buy it on the spot. The estate agent who took them for the viewing was taken aback. ‘He had many more appointments lined up for us, but we were very clear about what we wanted,’ says Sylvie.

The couple were immediately struck by the vast, lofty spaces inside the converted barn, as well

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