I’ve personalised my rented cottage with upcycled finds

When Danecia Scheepers and her husband, Ray, realised they wanted to put down roots in the countryside, rather than a town or city, they began their property search. ‘We’re used to space, views and light and we worked out that somewhere rural would be right for us. I was actually brought up near the Kruger National Park, South Africa, so to be surrounded by fields and farms here suits us down to the ground.’ The couple met while both working in London, and rented a flat in Kensington, but once they’d had