PRETTY PERFECT

When Sarah Vanrenen and Grant Barker were married, seven years ago, they settled in a 17th-century farmhouse that had belonged to Grant’s family for generations. Part of a busy working arable farm, the house is surrounded by a series of outbuildings, including an old flint and brick barn. ‘It was almost derelict and hadn’t been used for years,’ says Sarah.

As an interior designer and co-founder of Vanrenen GW Designs, Sarah saw the opportunity to convert the barn into a farm office on